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Old 12-17-2010, 12:12 PM
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Those of us that live in the frozen north need to think about ways of using the cold to our advantage.

1. We can use the snow/ice to carve out design concepts for vehicles or sculpture.

2. We can make very sturdy/solid bucks and hammerforms from Ice.

3. Most have heard of hydroforming of metals, well up here we can move metal with ice. (I've been thinking a lot about the possibilities) Ice will move metal quite well, I'v witnessed it in split open engine blocks and bulging posts and pipes.

4. productivity goes up in the cold temps. I have to work harder to keep warm.

5. The beer consumed on breaks or at the end of the day requires no refrigeration (cost savings!)

All of that said, I have a cold, I'm tired of being cold, I think I'll stay in the house.

Honestly, if I had a vessel that would survive the pressure of frozen water, I think I could form/press some well detailed panels.
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