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Fresh Water?

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Puzzle ID:	#11262
Fun:	(2.31)
Difficulty:	(0.88)
Category:	Science
Submitted By:	Nancewrite
Corrected By:	boodler

A man was in the middle of the Arctic ocean with only a kerosene stove and a pickaxe. He had plenty of food but he didn't have water. He somehow got water each day.

How did he do this?

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Comments

tissue Mar 27, 2003	Good one. I thought there might've been some kind of trick, but saw that it was a Science teaser so opted to go for the iceberg theory. I didn't add the stove part. Good teaser.
electronjohn Apr 02, 2003	It would help if he also had a pot to melt the ice in as well as something to light the shovel with and maybe a raft or boat to float on.
blububble Apr 03, 2003	Quite obvious, though.
Deucex2 Apr 03, 2003	electronjohn, I don't think he would need a boat. The middle of the Arctic Ocean is near the North Pole, and if my memory serves me correctly that area is covered with a very thick layer of ice.
Rosey27 Apr 04, 2003	I liked it : )
sweetime Jul 24, 2005	how did he light the stove without any matches hehe, don't mind me, just making trouble
Warrior_Poet Jan 19, 2006	There are no icebergs in the middle of the arctic ocean, just a huge sheet of thick ice. So he had plenty of water. And food. But he froze to death.
vbguy101 Aug 23, 2006	Duh!