Talk:Crimes of the Hot

It is possible that the PE building was only built recently (or within the last 160 years). While it would be true that importing ice from Halley's Comet would increas the water level, the cubes, no matter how large, would only raise it a few millimeters at a time. So, in the long run, it's possible to have raised the water level a bit, but not enough to immerse the building. Buddy13 14:34, 12 August 2006 (PDT)

Melted Icecaps

I was thinking of the molten icecaps that should have caused severe flooding, as seen on the news - if the PE building is really in downtown NNY, the water it has access to should have a connection to the ocean. But maybe Manhatten is REALLY up to date and has an automatic water level adjustment installed, like the city is resting on hydraulic pillars to adjust itself to the proper level... --Whaler on the Moon 14:58, 12 August 2006 (PDT)

According to some minor research, "Archimedes' principle tells us that the melting ice will displace exaclty the same amount of water (by weight) it is made of. So melting of icebergs and sea ice will not lead to sea level rise." Therefore, melting ice for the most part wouldn't raise sea level (melting ice over landmass would, as it would flow into the ocean after melting). Thermal expansion of the oceans might also play a part in rising sea levels. But I haven't seen the episode for a while, and I forgot that they were reporting current flooding. That might be a little harder to explain. But I like the concept of the hydraulic pillars. They're currently developing something similar for houses, so that if something happens (like the recent flooding of New Orleans), the house can raise itself to avoid flooding. In a thousand years, they might be able to do it to the island of Manhattan. Buddy13 16:40, 12 August 2006 (PDT)