Re: Preserved in ice for 100 years

Here is my the snipet that makes me smile the most:

"In light of this, it's not surprising that two cases of whisky were overlooked," said Martin Williams of the Antarctic Heritage Trust, which is endeavouring to preserve Shackleton's hut.

At least it didn't cause this problem:

http://twitpic.com/ni27h

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They say whisky matures with age...but leaving it embedded in the Antarctic ice for almost 100 years may be going a bit far.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-439841/Preserved-ice-100-years-whisky-Shackleton-used-cold.html

It could have come in handy on the later Trans-Antarctic Expedition to melt the ice around Endurance:
http://www.shackleton-endurance.com/images.html

[Note on the third-from-last photograph: one wonders what the Night Watchman was guarding against.]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/30/2009 12:05PM by szalkowski.