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Exploring Antarctica

Posted by michael on from the don't-forget-your-mittens dept.

dargaud writes "There will soon be some firsts on the high Antarctic plateau: after getting 150km from it last year a Chinese expedition plans on reaching Dome A, the highest part of the Antarctic ice sheet (4200m), farthest to reach and coldest place on Earth, untrodden yet. Then in a few months the French-Italian station of Concordia at Dome C (3200m) will open year-round for its first winter-over, of which I will be part. The location of these ice domes make them great for atmospheric physics, glaciology, astronomy and more. Big projects are getting interested in Antarctica again, just in time for the International Polar Year of 2007, 50 years after the first one."

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  1. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That is so cool. I wish I could go there.

    1. Re:first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      not even close, garcia owns the trollz again!

    2. Re:first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      stop posting as AC garcia

    3. Re:first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It wasn't me! I never post AC.

  2. Re:Remeber to take sunblock by cheezemonkhai · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm sorry, but how is this flameait?

    I saying that it's good we are going and looking around our own planet.

  3. TWO MORE DAYS! by stratjakt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Two more days till Hallowe'en!
    Hallowe'en! Hallowe'en!

    Two more days till Hallowe'en!
    SILVER SHAMROCK!

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    I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
  4. What?! No AvP jokes?! by Anita+Coney · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh never mind, I keep forgetting that no one bothered to see the movie!

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    If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
  5. Japs putting duct tape on a cat by Enlarge+Your+Penis · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTF is wrong with these people?

    Video Here

    1. Re:Japs putting duct tape on a cat by stratjakt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      They missed the whole fun of cat taping!

      Put masking tape over the pads of a cats feet, then let it loose on some sort of smooth flooring, hardwood, pergo, linoleum..

      It's like a Tom and Jerry cartoon!

      They start running and their legs are spinning around but they arent moving yet. Then they slowly build inertia, start steaming for a wall, then the legs start backpedalling, but they cant stop and slam head-first into it.

      True AMERICAN comedy.

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      I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
    2. Re:Japs putting duct tape on a cat by SoCalChris · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Several years ago, we had a tom cat that would walk the fence next to our house at the same time, every day. We went out there early one morning and cut up some squares of packing tape, and put them on the fence upside down.

      As soon as the cat came by, he stepped in a few pieces. Then he sat down to look at his paws. As soon as he did that, we let the dog out, which scared the cat. The cat jumped off the fence and tried to take off running, but it was on bricks so he couldn't really go anywhere.

      It really did look like a Tom & Jerry cartoon. It's great fun for anyone who doesn't really care for cats.

      The cat never came down that fence again, but we still saw him around the neighborhood for a while.