Thursday, March 7, 2024

2:00 PM - South Pole, Antarctica

When: March 7th @ 2:00PM (March 8th @ 9:00AM in Antarctica)

Where: South Pole, Antarctica

Who: IceCube Neutrino Research Center



IceCube Neutrino Observatory

A neutrino interacts with ice

Digital optical modules

Looks at stars in many ways

Madison-Denver-Houston-New Zealand-South Pole.

McMurdo largest research station in Antarctica 

Whole lot of nothing

-15F to -121F temp’s

Small (very!!!) dorms 

LIBRARY??

GREEN HOUSE??!

Sledding hill 

The best spider ever named, “Specimen #0001” I couldn’t have named him better myself.

South Pole Zoo population: one spider found on plane

Extreme isolation

Communication limited 

One doctor on duty 

And don’t die or severely injure yourself because no one will save you in the next few weeks

They have to do their own check ups (There is no Doc McStuffins…)

No deliveries in the winter 

~15 hours of WIFI (slow)

McMurdo: 1200 miles away 

International Space Station: 200 miles above your head

Telescopes 

Microwave detector 

Event horizon telescope

Climate observation 

26 mile marathon 

Warmest day -13F 

Have soup as an option every day

Ice cream on ice 

This one guy was dressed up as Hand Sanitizer. I want to be a hand sanitizer person in the South Pole when I grow up!!! 

Everyone out there has similar likes and dislikes, so it's pretty easy to make friends. I kinda wish middle school was that easy. 

Station was built in 2008!!

10 years worth of shrines are hidden in tunnels underground. There’s a large fish frozen in ice.

There’s a shrine with a famous guy’s snotty tissues… 

They get tourists?!?! ONE OF THEM WILL SMITH AND HIS FAMILY?!?!? I think I need to visit the South Pole more often…

Almost everyone misses nature and warm weather

Run around the world

Sauna 200F in a -50F weather

Soooooo much preparing before you get there (personally, that’s too much work for me)

Only 100 pounds of stuff to bring with you


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