¶ Weird Iceberg Phenomena And Discoveries
Keep a sharp eye out because today we're talking about icebergs. I'm Colton from Ripley's.com and this is your Weird Minute. In 1926, a peppermint candy iceberg was discovered by the crew of the SS Discovery. The iceberg had flipped over to reveal green and white stripes, the product of minerals driven into the iceberg by volcanic explosions underwater. In Montana, there is a lake that becomes filled with floating icebergs each summer.
¶ Commercial Uses Of Icebergs And Towing
The glacial masses slip off the rocky mountains and into the aptly named Iceberg Lake. Every summer off the coast of Newfoundland, sailors harvest icebergs to obtain extremely pure water to be used in the production of vodka. Iceberg towing companies have been around since the 19th century. A brewery in Chile, for example, hired a fleet of crafts to haul back ice from the Arctic to keep their beer cool before the turn of the century.
For years, people have been dreaming of hauling icebergs to arid regions like the Arabian Peninsula or Atacama Desert, but no such plans have been proven economically viable. Towing dangerous icebergs away from oil rigs, however, is common practice. You can find more cool stories on ripleys.com. Don't forget to tune in tomorrow for another Minute of Odd.