Hi! Miles,

On Thu, 14 Dec 06, you wrote to me:

 PQ>> Maybe... if you could tow some of them icebergs over here, it
 PQ>> might help.  ;-)
 MM> There's quite a popular support for doing just that,  but I
 MM> suspect the melt-rate, the costs of towage and then of convertion
 MM> might make it quite impractical.

Probably.  There's just too much mass to get/keep moving, and there would
be a constant loss of content during transport.

The notion reminds me of a monumental April Fools jest perpetrated by the
combined media in Brisbane, in the early 70s I think it was.  The day
started with newspapers headlining the story of a huge iceberg being
floated up the east coast, headed for Brisbane.  There were follow-up
bulletins on the radio, with updates on the movement.  (I can't recall if
the TV stations were in on it - it was a work day, besides.)  Anyhow, a lot
of people were 'sucked in' on the story (me included) till the truth was
revealed.  Bastards!  ;-)

 MM> Beside which, we don't have an Air Force that's capable of lifting
 MM> even the smaller bits for bombing those fires;  our Government
 MM> sold it all off.

Them's the breaks.  Mind you, it's a capability that any Defence Force
doesn't normally have a need for.  Now, it would be a natural capability
for 'International Rescue', though... =:)

Cheers,
Paul.

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