This is amazing! I wonder if the ice was very thin and just at the freezing/melting point so that the ribbon could fold but not break? Ductile deformation at the surface of the Earth! Great stuff!
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@callanbentley this is a great#Fridayfold!
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That phenomenon itself is rather common, but to fold to that extent is -really- rare. The 'snow-sheet' on a slide or on any inclined metal surface usually breaks after 10-30 cm of sliding over the edge.
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solid fluidity
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Yes! At the earth's core-mantle boundary. I always described it as honey being poured, but this is much better. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04757 …pic.twitter.com/5oyvNNm0Ny
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I wonder if it contains microplastics.
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That’s a first for me! Thanks for sharing.
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Cool. Thanks for posting.
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Add some chocolate and you've got yourself some viennetta
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Wow! That's super cool.
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