joedude
joedude t1_ismwtud wrote
Reply to comment by Dwarf-Lord_Pangolin 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
Is this a real question lol
joedude t1_ismwx5r wrote
Reply to comment by The_Thunder_Child 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
This question is the real treat of the whole thread.