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Fresh Water?

Category:Science
Submitted By:Nancewrite
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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 on this teaser


Posted by tissue03/27/03
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.

Posted by electronjohn04/02/03
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.

Posted by Deucex204/03/03
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.

Posted by Rosey2704/04/03
I liked it : )

Posted by sweetime07/24/05
how did he light the stove without any matches :P hehe, don't mind me, just making trouble :D

Posted by Warrior_Poet01/19/06
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.

Posted by vbguy10108/23/06
Duh!




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