ice bomb ?

Question

What would happen if the world were to unite and detonate an ice-bomb (a bomb that freezes water) at the pole? Would that in any way help solve global warming? I would predict that the carbon in the atmosphere already would counteract the ice bomb, but is there any realistic way to reduce/reverse the effects of global pollution?

Now and then: Well, considering our gov't has been messing with dark matter and nuclear power, it wouldn't seem all that far fetched. I love the fact that you only served to mock my question and avoid answering it in anyway.

bh8153: My question was hypothetical. Hence the reason for "what would happen..." in the beginning of the sentence, and implies a condition (the existence of an ice-bomb). My suggestion isn't unmerited. Can you explain to me as to why its scientifically impossible? You can freeze water, right? We have those instruments, no? Perhaps an ice bomb may sound sci-fi, but I'm sure there are other methods of freezing large areas at a time. It's not a stupid question. It may seem like nonsense to you, but my question pales in comparison to something like: "How mani tyms a dai du u poop?!". And trust me, I've seen lots of those.
Now and Then: Whimsical? Perhaps you set an example and proof-read your answer before I can take you seriously. Your spelling is just as ludicrous, very ‘innefficient’. Not to mention that DRY ICE blasting is one the most efficient ways of cleaning machinery and manufacturing equipment, is very environmentally safe (no CO2 or add CO2), and is often a byproduct. Wiki it.

Answer 1

How would that work? An anit-explosion?

There is the possibility of spreading iron (in some biologically available form) on the oceans to increase plankton, which would remove lots of CO2 from the air. Could work. BUT, what other changes would follow?

What happens when the fix creates bigger problems? That is the question.

Answer 2

Ice bomb?

Maybe you should just go on and have Superman just blow really hard on the poles and cool them down. Or maybe recruit Mr. Zero and have him zap it with his ice ray.

As long as you are fantasizing, you might as well do it good.

Okay then, if you want to be taken seriously with this, then what are the properties of this "ice bomb"? Has it ever been used on a large scale, how would the energy used to build the bomb allow an overall cooling effect given the constraints placed by the laws of thermodynamics? What by products are left behind from the detonation? Massive amounts of nitrogen perhaps?

I personally have never heard of an ice bomb, unless you mean a dry ice bomb which is solid CO2 that expands rapidly into CO2 gas (yep, the greenhouse type) when placed in water. Great amounts of heat are generated creating dry ice, BTW, much more than enough to offset the lack of heat in dry ice due to innefficiencies found in any manufacturing process.


If you want a question to be taken seriously, pose it with realistic components. If you want to pose whimsical questions, expect whimsical answers.

Answer 3

Your ice bomb, a "bomb that freezes water", is grammatical English but scientific nonsense. There is simply no such thing, nor has anyone the least idea of how to create it, and you are asking a question which would only make sense if such a thing did exist. You have no right to complain when other answerers treat your question as nonsense, because that's all that it is.