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Modern Marvels
1993
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Modern Marvels
More Ice 14 Season 6 Episode
44 min
1993
8.7
It traps a treasure of energy on the ocean floor, and confounds scientists still trying to solve why itโs so slippery. Weโll venture inside NASAโs Icing Research Tunnel in Ohio, and then itโs off to Salt Lake Cityโs Olympic Oval which boasts โthe fastest ice on Earth.โ Dive to the ocean floor to collect and analyze a unique form of ice called methane clathratesโcages of ice encasing pressurized natural gas. Scientists believe that if only one percent of the worldโs ice-entrapped methane could be harvested, it would more than double our current supply of natural gas. Other highlights include the search for extraterrestrial ice and a trip inside the studio of a chainsaw-wielding artist as he sculpts a masterpiece.
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