| You Can Now Officially Swim at the North Pole |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Monday, 09 July 2007 | ||
 Apparently the Earth's Geographic North Pole is currently composed of a mix of ice and water loose enough to swim through. I find this surprisingly believable, having just suffered through my town's all-time-high of 107 degrees. I mean, really, it's Montana!! Of course, since it's possible, it now must be done, and Lewis Gordon Pugh is going to try it. Pugh previously achieved a cold-temperature swim record of 1 kilometer at 32 degrees off the coast of Antarctica wearing only a swim cap and Speedos. Now he's going to beat that, with 1 kilometer at 29 degrees at the North Pole. It's not going to be a pleasant swim, but that's not the point. The point is that there is water at all. A mere five years ago, this would have been impossible. And now, there's going to be a guy swimming at the North Pole! OH WHAT WILL COME OF SANTA!!! Via The Independent
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written by migital , July 09, 2007
i know you're trying to make light of the situation, but jesus! the impact that this story has is scary
Hmmm
written by Hank , July 10, 2007
I wouldn't have said that I was trying to make light of it. I guess I just don't want to make dark of it. No reason to get too depressed!
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written by Brian Green , July 10, 2007
It's sad that we live in a time when the Panama Canal might be the long route between coasts by sea. As for the 107 in Montana, I don't suppose those glaciers in your park are too fond of that.
This is all like watching a car crash.
Glacier National Park
written by Hank , July 10, 2007
Yeah...most estimates say there won't be any glaciers in glacier national park by 2025.
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written by luke , July 10, 2007
Destruction: Planet Earth -now showing!
Surf
written by Jacob , July 10, 2007
I understand that the melting glaciers falling into the ocean creates huge 60foot plus waves... would that be right?
Anti-Narnia
written by Joel , July 11, 2007
That's the curse of consumer culture: It's always Christmas, but never winter.
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