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Video: Ice breaking on fast forward

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This video has been all over the interweb recently, because it’s fantastic. Here’s two months of icebreaking condensed into less than five minutes. The footage was shot and compiled by Cassandra Brooks, a PhD student who recently visited the Antarctic on a research cruise.

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Clare

Lapsed mathematician, creator of order, formulator of hypotheses. Lover of the ocean, being outdoors, the bush, reading, photography, travelling (especially in Africa) and road trips.