Sentences with phrase «think of a block of ice»

«People typically think of a block of ice as something really solid and inflexible,» Dr. Colgan said, «but the ice also deforms and oozes under its own weight.»

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So while we all know that you can't make a highball without ice, we rarely take time to stop and think of everything else these frozen blocks can do for us in the kitchen.

«We have come a long way since the time, not long ago, when people thought that Antarctica was but a benign block of ice,» says Priscu.

Exploring the cosmos in an ice cube South Pole — Trust physicists to think of creating an observatory out of a block of ice — and to actually be close to realizing the scheme.

Initially believed to be a comet, then an asteroid, scientists think the wandering «interstellar object» is a hunk of ice wrapped in organic sun - blocking material.

If you think that your smartphone is one tough cookie, then think again if you are not using the / / www.ubergizmo.com/2014/02/sony-xperia-z2-hands-on/» > Sony Xperia Z2, as that particular model could which was encased in a block of ice continued to work when it was thawed, now how about that when it comes to mainstream longevity?

Freeze your paid off credit cards in a block of ice in your freezer if you think they might be a temptation.

I think there is evidence that AGW has caused the decline in arctic sea ice, which may be responsible for the changes seen in the paths of the jet stream, which may be responsible for the blocking high over Greenland which was responsible for Sandy's left turn.

And what exactly will cause massive cooling — a new ice age brought about from those blocks of dry ice that you think are condensing out of the atmosphere?