yogaFLAME: thus solving the problem once and for all.

but

Mongolia to cool capital city with giant ice cube. This sounds suspiciously like a scheme by a James Bond villain

Or a mongoloid.

i thought this thread was over in the Boobies. But then the third post came around and it was just a perfect win. Well done people. Leaving not disappointed.

(Well, except for the fark filter that I know is gonna mess up my post, but oh well. Who doesn't like boobies? They are the most erotic part of a woman.)

\EROTIC!!

Eh, I just got the fourth post reference. Hanging head in shame.

No really someone tell them about AC

Now, who's the mongol?

WI241TH: Maybe they should start building windmills

Windmills Do Not Work That Way!!

Loving the back-to-back Futurama references. Possibly trifecta in play?

FTA:

One does wonder, though, what's going to happen when people down stream of the capital city discover that their summer water source has been frozen up for use by city dwellers? And how will this affect the ecosystems downstream?

Actually, this sounds more of a problem for the downstream *winter and spring* water supply. The whole point of the exercise being to freeze more water than normal during the winter and then let it melt throughout the summer. During the summer this should make for slightly higher-than-normal downstream flow because you're melting the stuff you banked in winter.

Came for Futurama reference, leaving satisfied.

Mean high of 22.7 C (73F)... Swealtering... (source).

/what's the point?

FTFA: One does wonder, though, what's going to happen when people down stream of the capital city discover that their summer water source has been frozen up for use by city dwellers?

There are people in Mongolia who don't live in the capital city?

And how will this affect the ecosystems downstream?

There are ecosystems in Mongolia?

aerojockey: FTFA: One does wonder, though, what's going to happen when people down stream of the capital city discover that their summer water source has been frozen up for use by city dwellers?

There are people in Mongolia who don't live in the capital city?

And how will this affect the ecosystems downstream?

There are ecosystems in Mongolia?

Do we have to teach you Americans that other countries exist again?

Or Brewster's Millions.

Representative of the unwashed masses: Do we have to teach you Americans that other countries exist again?

Let's review our facts about Mongolia, shall we?

1. It's a big, freezing cold desert
2. It's really, really, really sparsely populated, and Ulaanbator is the only major population center

Now, if you had actually known these basic facts about Mongolia you would have gotten the joke.

I think it's pretty clear you're the one who needs to be taught, chief, not this American. Two lessons, in fact. One, basic world geography. Two, how not to be a sanctimonious hyprocritical douchebag.

Representative of the unwashed masses: aerojockey: FTFA: One does wonder, though, what's going to happen when people down stream of the capital city discover that their summer water source has been frozen up for use by city dwellers?

There are people in Mongolia who don't live in the capital city?

And how will this affect the ecosystems downstream?

There are ecosystems in Mongolia?

Do we have to teach you Americans that other countries exist again?


I don`t think it`s about knowing about other countries. It seems more basic to me that freezing water in winter would give the people downstream MORE water in summer when it melts, not less wherever it happens. It will artificially prop up the ecosystem downtream which may evolve to need the extra water so if it stops then there may be ecosystem collapse at that point but that won`t be for a while...

dready zim: I don`t think it`s about knowing about other countries. It seems more basic to me that freezing water in winter would give the people downstream MORE water in summer when it melts, not less wherever it happens. It will artificially prop up the ecosystem downstream which may evolve to need the extra water so if it stops then there may be ecosystem collapse at that point but that won`t be for a while...

FTFM

I don't think Mongolia is aware of Futurama yet. They probably got the idea here (new window)

Huh. According to the Weather Channel's website, Ulan Bator's average monthly high in July is only 72 degrees Fahrenheit. That doesn't seem "unbearable".

Ulan Bator's average temperatures (new window)

Arctic Phoenix: Huh. According to the Weather Channel's website, Ulan Bator's average monthly high in July is only 72 degrees Fahrenheit. That doesn't seem "unbearable".

Ulan Bator's average temperatures (new window)

We're expecting 70° F weather for the next week here in Charleston, SC - and we're wearing sweaters 'cause it's November!

aerojockey: FTFA: One does wonder, though, what's going to happen when people down stream of the capital city discover that their summer water source has been frozen up for use by city dwellers?

There are people in Mongolia who don't live in the capital city?

And how will this affect the ecosystems downstream?

There are ecosystems in Mongolia?

Yes, but it just comes in dirt and cold.

Ah, but don't you see, I plan on giving them a cold reception. First we freeze the river, then THE WORLD!

Calamormine: WI241TH: ultraholland: yogaFLAME: thus solving the problem once and for all.

but

ONCE AND FOR ALL!

We're done here.

I know, right? Never have the first three posts of a fark thread been put to better use.

Representative of the unwashed masses: aerojockey: FTFA: One does wonder, though, what's going to happen when people down stream of the capital city discover that their summer water source has been frozen up for use by city dwellers?

There are people in Mongolia who don't live in the capital city?

And how will this affect the ecosystems downstream?

There are ecosystems in Mongolia?

Do we have to teach you Americans that other countries exist again?

I don't see us going to war with Mongolia any time soon. Not even for their vast ice reserves.

I was in Mongolia back in August and it was mostly in the mid 80's. Yes there are people living outside the capitol and yes UB is surprisingly modern with a mix of the Wild West