There’s about 24 inches of ice on Lake of the Woods, and why wouldn’t there be? The self-proclaimed “walleye capital of the world” is practically at the north pole.
Ice fishing? Perfectly safe. What could go wrong with 24 inches of ice?
This.
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What’s happening here? How can it be so cold and have a crack develop when there’s two feet of ice?
It’s not melting; it cracked because of the cold. As the ice gets thicker, it also gets heavier, and starts to sink until breaks. (disputed: see below)
Ice is cool like that.
(h/t: Gary Taylor)