ccattbbugg t1_ispap8y wrote
Reply to comment by dsubandbeard in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
Not combustion-engines and air-conditioners? Interesting
ARKNORI t1_issaj4v wrote
Whenever things are bad, you can always relate the issue to a lack of pirates and buying ice
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