Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE(theguardian.com)
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Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/greenland-startup-shipping-glacier-ice-cocktail-bars-uae-arctic-ice
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I took a bite of ice directly off of a glacier in Greenland. It tasted like blood- either I cut my mouth on the sharp ice somehow, or it contains high mineral content. Should be fine in a drink. A bit gimmicky but the UAE will love it.
I have seen people out early in the morning collecting glacier ice for that evenings cocktails in high end restaurants
Neat idea but have never bothered myself
Neat idea but have never bothered myself
I love it. The ultimate in trickle-down economics. Sell renewable products at insane markups to rich idiots.
Renewable ? Maybe in the next glacial period. /s
it keeps saying its green and safe for the environment but doesnt explain how lol
It's not green.
The pitch was using empty ships that were going from Iceland to Denmark anyways.
The pitch was using empty ships that were going from Iceland to Denmark anyways.
But aren't those glaciers contain bacteria and viruses?
Great plot device for a science fiction movie.
> But aren't those glaciers contain bacteria and viruses?
Yes. But frozen for a thousand years, so harmless. /s
Yes. But frozen for a thousand years, so harmless. /s
Are you absolutely certain about that?
Glacial Ice Cores Reveal 15,000 Year Old Microbes: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/09/01/glacial-ice-cor...
Bacteria species found in glacial ice could pose disease risk as glaciers melt from global warming: https://phys.org/news/2022-06-bacteria-species-glacial-ice-p...
‘Vast’ mass of microbes being released by melting glaciers This article is more than 1 year old Bacteria can fertilise ecosystems but need to be studied closely to identify potential pathogens, scientists say: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/17/microbes...
Glacial Ice Cores Reveal 15,000 Year Old Microbes: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/09/01/glacial-ice-cor...
Bacteria species found in glacial ice could pose disease risk as glaciers melt from global warming: https://phys.org/news/2022-06-bacteria-species-glacial-ice-p...
‘Vast’ mass of microbes being released by melting glaciers This article is more than 1 year old Bacteria can fertilise ecosystems but need to be studied closely to identify potential pathogens, scientists say: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/17/microbes...
The hubris of humankind astonishes me. We are getting what we deserve.
So much effort and energy wasted, not for a drink. It's not a better drink. It's for ego. That ice is solidified ego. It's like the people that eat endangered animal meat.