Went to a local lake and a plaque said 'in the 1600s they used this for curling'

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Current Events » Went to a local lake and a plaque said 'in the 1600s they used this for curling'
pinky0926
04/08/2024
04:34 AM
#1
And it just made me sad about climate change because I literally can't imagine any loch in the lowlands of scotland having thick enough ice any time of year for people to play on -_-
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tri-sapphire
04/08/2024
04:42 AM
#2
Well, this change in particular was actually a change back to the norm:

https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-effects-of-the-little-ice-age

They used to have fairs on the Thames in winter back then as well.
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Zwijn
04/08/2024
04:45 AM
#3
But remember, climate change is a hoax apparently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfstedentocht
pinky0926
04/08/2024
04:45 AM
#4
tri-sapphire posted...
Well, this change in particular was actually a change back to the norm:

https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-effects-of-the-little-ice-age

They used to have fairs on the Thames in winter back then as well.

Oh that's interesting
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Foppe
04/08/2024
06:04 AM
#5
The Swedish king marched troops over the ice to beat up Denmark.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Across_the_Belts
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04/08/2024
04:01 AM
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Current Events » Went to a local lake and a plaque said 'in the 1600s they used this for curling'