Jtil·Today I LearnedbyJoleee TIL A city made of ice in Harbin that's built annually and will melt away after 3 monthshttps://rumble.com/v4668c3-a-city-made-of-ice-in-harbin-thats-built-annually-and-will-melt-away-after-.htmlOpen linkView original on lemmy.world63Comments9
PPotatisen lemmy.worldBeen there, it's not a whole city. It's a big ice theme-park, kinda. It's pretty big but not a whole city.11
library_napper replymonyet.ccNah, just need to get gasoline powered generators to run heat pumps on the inside to keep it frozen. Like how they have year-round ice rinks in hot-as-fuck deserts.1
KKusimulkku replylemm.eeIt made me think of Kemi Snowcastle that's an ice hotel. But turns out there's quite a few famous ones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hotel1
Been there, it's not a whole city. It's a big ice theme-park, kinda.
It's pretty big but not a whole city.
Where is Harbin?
ETA: China
Won’t even last 3 weeks soon.
Won't even last 3 days soonish.
Won't even be cold enough to build it sooner.
Nah, just need to get gasoline powered generators to run heat pumps on the inside to keep it frozen. Like how they have year-round ice rinks in hot-as-fuck deserts.
Die Another Day (2002) featured it.
It made me think of Kemi Snowcastle that's an ice hotel. But turns out there's quite a few famous ones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hotel
rumble? Mmmmmm . . . . nah.