There is a large lake in front of us. This area is at least three to four kilometers in diameter.
But before it gets dark, we have to cross this lake and enter the next pine forest. Otherwise, when night comes, we might freeze to death here. ”
Without the cover of the pine forest, the wind that blew on the ice plain carried snow that reduced Bell’s visibility.
Although the surrounding temperature was still around -40 degrees Celsius, Bell felt that this place had become even colder.
He bent down and peeled off a layer of snow.
As Bell had expected, after pushing aside the 30cm thick snow, there was a thick layer of ice.
Seeing this, Bell stood up and quickened his pace, explaining to the audience.
“Under normal circumstances, if the icy surface on the water is about 8cm, it can withstand the weight of an adult easily.
The ice layer on this lake is at least 3 meters thick, so let alone pedestrians, it won’t be a problem to drive a tank on it. ”
Many of the audience in the live-stream were surprised.
They did not expect the ice to be so thick in this area.
Bell explained, “I know some people are surprised, but in fact, 3m of ice layer is not rare.
In the South Pole, the ice layer can reach hundreds of meters.
Moreover, the thickest layer of ice discovered in Siberia has reached 1.5 kilometers.
Can you imagine what it would be like?”
The largest lake in Siberia was Lake Baikal. But that was in the south.
In the icy plain near the Arctic Circle in the far east, lakes with a diameter of three to four kilometers were very rare.
There must be many fish in such a huge lake.
However, this three-meter-thick ice layer became a natural chasm.
Bell had no way to break through the ice.
Moreover, the cold wind would increase the consumption of heat.
There was no cover on this wide lake. Walking on it, Bell felt like it was late at night again.
If he stood still in the cold wind, his blood would probably completely freeze in less than three minutes.
His core temperature would decrease, and he would become an ice sculpture forever.
Rubbing his tired eyes, Bell forced himself to focus and interacted with the audience in the live-stream.
“Don’t think that walking on this three-meter-thick ice is very safe.
Every year, more than a hundred people in the world will freeze to death because of the cracking ice.
Even such a large lake can’t be completely still. There must be an undercurrent.
These undercurrents often prevent some parts of the lake from freezing, or the ice layer formed on some parts will not be thick.
The weak point of the ice formed by this undercurrent is simply called a hole.
This kind of hole is usually not big. Under normal circumstances, it is only the size of a fist. It is almost impossible to find it when walking on the ice layer, especially when the ice layer is covered by snow.
However, because the ice around the hole is unstable, once someone stands still on it, the ice will immediately break.
If I were to step on this thing today, this program would probably end here. ”
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