1445. Floating on the Ilulissat Icefjord (5/5)

Qin Shiou lied a little, saying that he had seen it in the ship museum.

The owner of the ship suddenly nodded and said: "Yes, chalupas are rare now. My father left me this ship. It is no longer suitable for whaling, so I use it to develop tourism."

The expressions of Hei Dao and the others became more cautious. Such an old ship can be smashed by a piece of iceberg scum, right?

In fact, they guessed wrong. After the wooden boat set off, it ran directly to the nearest iceberg. The owner introduced to them: "Chalupas were born for whaling, so the bottom of the boat is narrow, which is to reduce resistance. Create faster speed. Therefore, we can get closer to the iceberg, without worrying about accidents caused by the bottom of the ship touching the underwater iceberg.”

The iceberg that the boat owner was looking for looks very solid, it is a whole piece of ice, so there is no need to worry that some ice cubes will fall down and hit the boat or fall into the water and cause big waves.

After approaching, Qin Shiou looked up at the 200-meter-high iceberg, and exclaimed, "My god father, this iceberg is as big as it is out of the water, so how big is it underwater?"

The density of ice is about 9 g/m3, while the density of seawater is about 1025kg/m3. According to Archimedes' law, about 90% of the volume of a free-floating iceberg sinks under the surface of seawater.

Therefore, looking at the shape floating on the water, you can't guess the shape and scale of the underwater. The term "tip of the iceberg" is not invented.

Fishermen and sailors in the North Atlantic are most afraid of encountering icebergs, which are more terrifying than storms. Icebergs are very strong, and the strength of metals in low-temperature environments decreases. When the two sides meet, basically the ship sinks and the iceberg goes away.

The underwater parts of the icebergs are so large that when they are spotted, even if the ship turns, it is too late to get out of the sea under its influence.

However, veteran sailors in the North Atlantic have a knack for identifying the size and basic shape of the underwater part of the iceberg, and saw this iceberg. The owner of the ship said: "This iceberg is gentle, not wild, otherwise even chalupas can't get close."

Qin Shiou released the sea god's consciousness before seeing the whole picture of the iceberg.

The overall view of the iceberg is terrifying. There is only a piece of ice exposed on the sea, but there is a mountain under the water, no wonder it is called an iceberg!

In addition, as the owner said, this iceberg is soft. Although it is very large, its shape is relatively standard. The underwater iceberg is an ordinary irregular inverted triangular prism, so that its arc is smooth and the boat will not touch it.

Some icebergs have rocky underwater parts,

Just like a hidden reef, you may hit it with the boat anyway. This is a violent iceberg.

Chalupas continued to sail on the sea, and the owner asked with a smile: "Do you like to eat fish? If you like, I can invite you."

Qin Shiou said: "Aren't we in a hurry? How can we fish like that?"

The captain shrugged his shoulders and said, "There is no need to fish. My brother, there is no need to lower the fishing rod. Soon, come on, keep an eye on the ice floe, and let's go catch fish. You don't need tools to catch fish here."

The boat moved nimbly between the ice banks, and soon the owner's face brightened, and he approached an ice floe the size of a round table. He pointed to the ice. He smiled and said, "Look, we caught a fish."

Qin Shiou followed his instructions and found that some fish did appear on the ice. This kind of fish had a long body and a flat side. The mouth is very round, the eyes are large, the gills are thin and pointed, the back of the fish is purple-brown, the sides are lighter, and there are small black spots near the head of the fish, which looks good.

The captain took a look. He found a fishing net from the stern and threw it out, saying: "This fish tastes very good, let's use it to make lunch for you."

"Arctic grayling is indeed delicious and nutritious." Qin Shiou nodded.

The owner of the boat was a little surprised and said, "You are really good. Not only do you know chalupas, but you also know arctic grayling. It seems that you have done a lot of homework for this trip to Greenland. Then I guess, you must be very good when you were in school. "

Hearing his praise, Winnie was full of joy, and said: "Then you guessed wrong, Mr. Captain, in fact my husband is a scumbag, but he is an excellent fisherman. Shrimp is well researched."

Qin Shiou shrugged and said, "Honey, are you complimenting me?"

Winnie patted his cheek and said with a smile: "Of course, I'm your wife, of course I'm complimenting you."

The ice floe was very slippery, and the thrown fishing nets could not catch it. While chatting with them, the captain took out a thick wetsuit-like clothes and said, "Okay guys, we have lost our lunch, I'm going down to catch them." Bring it up, you can try floating in the ice sea."

Heidao asked: "Floating in the ice sea? What do you mean?"

The owner smiled and took off his jacket, quickly changed into a thick diving suit, and then fell into the water, lying on his back on the water with his head up. The diving suit is very thick and filled with air, so the buoyancy is very strong. Like a boat.

Qin Shiou was moved and asked, "Isn't it cold?"

There is no need for the captain to answer, the little doorman has already said: "Of course it is not cold, the sea water is much warmer than the air, you can try it, it is quite fun - there are not many games we can play here, so if you don't want to come here for nothing , then entertain yourself."

Qin Shiou felt that what the little guy said made sense, so he also changed into one and fell into the water while lying on his back.

Indeed, as the little doorman said, soaking in the water is not cold at all. The temperature of the seawater is around zero degrees Celsius, which is more than ten degrees Celsius higher than that of the air. After adapting to the cold air, I really feel warmer in this situation.

Hei Dao and the others understood this truth and wanted to get off the boat, but there was no such opportunity. Wei Ni handed her daughter to him and said, "Look at our little princess, don't you want to play on the water?"

Hei Dao helplessly watched Wei Ni change her clothes and go into the water, muttering: "Oh, yes, we don't want to play in the water, but we want to play underwater."

BB Shuang said: "It's not 'us', buddy, it's 'yourself', goodbye, I'm going down too."

As he spoke, he took off his coat, got into a thick diving suit, and immediately jumped into the water. The Osprey and Trigger didn't speak, and quickly changed into his clothes, and waved to Heidao after jumping into the water.

The doormat ran a little slower, Hei Dao grabbed him and said angrily, "You're not showing loyalty! You want to go down too? No, stay with me, let's take care of the little princess together."

The little girl hangs on Heidao's chest and looks around with her big eyes. Only these big eyes are exposed from the whole body. Hanging on Heidao's chest like this, the doormat burst into laughter: "Boss, you seem to be wearing a cockroach!" Bag."

"I got a Fake! Are you smiling so happily?" Heidao said dissatisfiedly, "That's great, come here and hang it up for you!" (To be continued.)

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