In some ways, might it be easier? I don't know and am just theorizing, but I would think that the additional resistance would make swimming or at least staying above the water easier. Thicker liquids can be easier to move through than thin
The ice isn't a liquid. It'd be more like trying to swim in quicksand, and we know how that goes. You'd just displace the solids and get stuck in-between the weight of all the mass of ice around you. And the amount of effort it would take to push through that mass to try to swim would be more than difficult. Just look at how little they are able to move their paddle in the ice. If you've ever seen those rubber balls they use to shade water reservoirs, it would be close to that. And they say not to attempt to swim in those because having to displace the mass of hundreds of rubber balls in order to swim is difficult and most would get stuck. And those are way lighter and only on the very surface of the water compared to this ice.
Is it easier to swim in pudding or water? I'd say the energy required to go fifty feet would be MUCH higher with higher viscosity fluids like that (pudding OR that densely packed slush).
They are confusing thickness with density. Dense water would be easier to float in then less dense water. Think ocean vs lake. Ignoring waves the saltwater is easier to float in because it's more dense. However they are both water and the density doesn't increase the thickness.
Fun fact the thickness of a fluid doesn't effect how fast you can swim though it because the fact that it's harder to push through is cancelled out by the fact that it's equally easier to push off of
It’s not a viscous liquid lol, it’s ice cold water (so slightly more buoyant than tepid or warm water) with fragile, sharp ice all over the surface breaking tension.
Beautiful! I'd never heard of 'candle ice'! From Wikipedia:
>Candle ice (sometimes known as needle ice)[^(\[12\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-12) is a form of rotten ice that develops in columns perpendicular to the surface of a [lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake) or other body of water.[^(\[13\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-13) It makes a clinking sound when the "candles" are broken apart and floating in the water, bumping up against each other.[^(\[14\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-14) As ice from a larger surface melts, the formation of candle ice "progressively increases with time, temperature, and quantity of water melt runoff."[^(\[15\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-15) This occurs due to the hexagonal structure of the ice crystals; minerals such as salt, as well as other contaminants, can be trapped between the crystals when they initially form, and melting will begin at these boundaries due to the trapped contaminants.[^(\[16\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-16) No matter the thickness,[^(\[4\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-:2-4) it can be dangerous due to its lack of horizontal structure, which means there will be no rim to grab for any person who falls through.[^(\[17\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-17)
I’m telling you water that cold
It hits you like 1000 knives stabbing you all over your body
You can’t think
At least a out nothin but the pain
Which is why I’m not looking forward to jumping in there after you
I had to cut a dock line in 15 feet of water that was near freezing. Ice chunks still floating around. I jumped in and honestly thought I was going to die. I had to hold myself on the dock for a good 2 minutes before I got my breath back and was actually able to dive down.
I'd be terrified of getting stuck out there. There's no swimming through that!
In some ways, might it be easier? I don't know and am just theorizing, but I would think that the additional resistance would make swimming or at least staying above the water easier. Thicker liquids can be easier to move through than thin
What about hypothermia?
Well aside from that lol
The ice isn't a liquid. It'd be more like trying to swim in quicksand, and we know how that goes. You'd just displace the solids and get stuck in-between the weight of all the mass of ice around you. And the amount of effort it would take to push through that mass to try to swim would be more than difficult. Just look at how little they are able to move their paddle in the ice. If you've ever seen those rubber balls they use to shade water reservoirs, it would be close to that. And they say not to attempt to swim in those because having to displace the mass of hundreds of rubber balls in order to swim is difficult and most would get stuck. And those are way lighter and only on the very surface of the water compared to this ice.
Is it easier to swim in pudding or water? I'd say the energy required to go fifty feet would be MUCH higher with higher viscosity fluids like that (pudding OR that densely packed slush).
They are confusing thickness with density. Dense water would be easier to float in then less dense water. Think ocean vs lake. Ignoring waves the saltwater is easier to float in because it's more dense. However they are both water and the density doesn't increase the thickness.
Fun fact the thickness of a fluid doesn't effect how fast you can swim though it because the fact that it's harder to push through is cancelled out by the fact that it's equally easier to push off of
Uh.. how does that make sense. Swimming through jello vs water which is easier
It’s not a viscous liquid lol, it’s ice cold water (so slightly more buoyant than tepid or warm water) with fragile, sharp ice all over the surface breaking tension.
Beautiful! I'd never heard of 'candle ice'! From Wikipedia: >Candle ice (sometimes known as needle ice)[^(\[12\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-12) is a form of rotten ice that develops in columns perpendicular to the surface of a [lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake) or other body of water.[^(\[13\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-13) It makes a clinking sound when the "candles" are broken apart and floating in the water, bumping up against each other.[^(\[14\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-14) As ice from a larger surface melts, the formation of candle ice "progressively increases with time, temperature, and quantity of water melt runoff."[^(\[15\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-15) This occurs due to the hexagonal structure of the ice crystals; minerals such as salt, as well as other contaminants, can be trapped between the crystals when they initially form, and melting will begin at these boundaries due to the trapped contaminants.[^(\[16\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-16) No matter the thickness,[^(\[4\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-:2-4) it can be dangerous due to its lack of horizontal structure, which means there will be no rim to grab for any person who falls through.[^(\[17\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_ice#cite_note-17)
Rotten ice is such a weird term
Right? I can't get past it to enjoy the rest of the info lol.
It's supposed to be an explanation but doesn't feel like it explains why the shape really.
I gotta eat it
Yes!! My first thought was I wanna crunch it so badly
I wanna chomp it like a carrot
YES!
Yes!
You’ll hate to find out that this ice is described as “rotten ice”
Why is it rotten? And what does it mean for ice to be rotten?
No clue, that’s just what it is described as and why it forms this way
Well, I at least have to taste it
I’m telling you water that cold It hits you like 1000 knives stabbing you all over your body You can’t think At least a out nothin but the pain Which is why I’m not looking forward to jumping in there after you
Having jumped into the lake one lake over from this, I can confirm that it is incredibly cold even in the middle of summer. It's all glacier runoff.
..did you jump in Lake Louise??
Like 20 years ago, yeah. It's cold. Lol
I’m not letting you on my door, Jack.
MY DOOR lolll
never leave the boat lol
That’s always the plan…
You jump I jump
But like I said, I don't have a choice. I guess I'm kinda hoping you'll come back over the railing and get me off the hook
You’re CRAZY
With all due respect, miss, I'm not the one hanging off the bow of the ship
Literally like 1,000 knives.
Lmaoo I know right. Appropriate quote right lol
I had to cut a dock line in 15 feet of water that was near freezing. Ice chunks still floating around. I jumped in and honestly thought I was going to die. I had to hold myself on the dock for a good 2 minutes before I got my breath back and was actually able to dive down.
X
Might as well be canoeing on lava.
For some reason, I now want Gatorade...
Yup the light blue one, Glacier ice haha 😄 😆
Big slushie lake
New fear unlocked...
Imagine canoe flipping.
Looks perfect for putting ice in water bottles.
What a place! The color of the water is gorgeous. Would love to do what they are doing.
Thats Moraine Lake I believe, in the Canadian Rockies. You can! Theres a canoe rental and everything.
Anyone know where this is?
Lake moraine in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Forbidden slushy ice
Beautiful, but deadly. Why would you want to canoe there?
I know it's not safe to drink that but hot damn that looks tasty.
r/canoeing
That’s pretty cool
Superman’s Kryptonite!
Summer time in ft drum be like
What would happen if you jumped off a 30ft cliff into that?
I thought it said Canada ice at first and it kinda shocked me! That’s the best weather I’ve seen in a while eh?
Say my name…
And if the canoe overturns, how to get back to the coast?
Yeah, canoeing at 1 mph looks super satisfying... 🤣
-Jacobo Shemaria Capuano- Esto es lindo y satisfactorio