TheVortex09 t1_isoa1jp wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:53 PM Reply to comment by PJFohsw97a 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 If you can think of a better way to get ice I'd love to hear it... Permalink Parent 16
TheVortex09 t1_isoa1jp wrote
Reply to comment by PJFohsw97a 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
If you can think of a better way to get ice I'd love to hear it...