Global Warming forms more ice in ice cave in Austria

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Global Warming forms more ice in ice cave in Austria

Postby Squirrel Girl » Aug 27, 2007 3:06 pm

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Postby Cheryl Jones » Aug 27, 2007 5:27 pm

Carbide lamps are used because electric lights would generate too much heat???? :question:
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Postby Squirrel Girl » Aug 27, 2007 8:26 pm

Cheryl Jones wrote:Carbide lamps are used because electric lights would generate too much heat???? :question:
Oh, yeah, I caught that, too and was gonna post that quote as weird. I decided what they must have meant was that they used carbide lamps instead of electric light fixtures due to heat. But it sure sounded funny, huh??!!??!!!

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