A new company is shipping Arctic ice from Greenland to Dubai (opens in new tab)

(cnn.com)

17 pointsjonifico1y ago18 comments

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A profligate waste that's very on-brand for Dubai. Glacial ice doesn't taste great anyway, because it's pretty much distilled water.

YeahThisIsMe1y ago

If you can taste the ice cubes in your drink, there's probably something wrong with them.

namaria1y ago

Dubai is gonna make for some very striking ruins in a few decades...

walthamstow1y ago

What is old shall become new again

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-king-s-cross-ice-wel...

hcfman1y ago

Surely taking cold things away from the waters there contributes to the warming of the area? In order for that ice to melt it has to take warm from the area surrounding it doesn't it?

Taking that ice away then is highly morally bankrupt, surely.

wodenokoto1y ago

A bit of ice sold to Dubai is nothing compared to the hauls of water shipped around the world. This is plastic straw level of complaining.

nocsi1y ago

And Saudi Arabia maintains several pieces of land w/ water rights to import & extract water as alfaalfa. You’d think they’d leverage their oil and build out desalination plants

rad_gruchalski1y ago

Yes, we need to pay more for CO₂ in Europe. That’ll show 'em.

namaria1y ago

You think reducing carbon emissions is about 'owning' some group of people?

rad_gruchalski1y ago

Where have I said anything about “owning” anyone.

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SailToSki1y ago

Their website appears to be targeting hotels, restaurants, and bars. I find it hard to believe that patrons are going to know where the ice in their mixed drink is from.

viccis1y ago

If you're an establishment selling to wealthy consumers, which is the market in the kind of places they're targeting, then your clientele does respond to kind of outrageous gimmicks like this. They're seeking novelty and pedigree. Then it comes down to: if you can entice customers to pay some X up charge, pay Y for the ice, and X > Y, then it's worth it for everyone involved to ship that stuff around.

netsharc1y ago

I want to start a venture where in the small print I say that it's not actual Arctic ice, or that the ice is made in a fridge named "The Arctic" located in the corner of the kitchen we've named "Greenland".

Or I could just sell certificates that are as useful as those CO2 compensation certificates...

kalupa1y ago

i'm sure the drinks menus will prominently market and upsell it as a luxury you pay even more for

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mjhay1y ago

A profligate waste that's very on-brand for Dubai. Glacial ice doesn't taste great anyway, because it's pretty much distilled water.

YeahThisIsMe1y ago

If you can taste the ice cubes in your drink, there's probably something wrong with them.

namaria1y ago

Dubai is gonna make for some very striking ruins in a few decades...

walthamstow1y ago

What is old shall become new again

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-king-s-cross-ice-wel...

hcfman1y ago

Surely taking cold things away from the waters there contributes to the warming of the area? In order for that ice to melt it has to take warm from the area surrounding it doesn't it?

Taking that ice away then is highly morally bankrupt, surely.

wodenokoto1y ago

A bit of ice sold to Dubai is nothing compared to the hauls of water shipped around the world. This is plastic straw level of complaining.

nocsi1y ago

And Saudi Arabia maintains several pieces of land w/ water rights to import & extract water as alfaalfa. You’d think they’d leverage their oil and build out desalination plants

rad_gruchalski1y ago

Yes, we need to pay more for CO₂ in Europe. That’ll show 'em.

namaria1y ago

You think reducing carbon emissions is about 'owning' some group of people?

rad_gruchalski1y ago

Where have I said anything about “owning” anyone.

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SailToSki1y ago

Their website appears to be targeting hotels, restaurants, and bars. I find it hard to believe that patrons are going to know where the ice in their mixed drink is from.

viccis1y ago

netsharc1y ago

Or I could just sell certificates that are as useful as those CO2 compensation certificates...

kalupa1y ago

i'm sure the drinks menus will prominently market and upsell it as a luxury you pay even more for

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