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Old March 12th, 2004, 03:08 PM

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Default Re: Snowing underwater?

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Originally posted by quantum_mechani:
Playing R'leh I got the 'Heavy snowfall has blocked trade routes' event in my capital. Perhaps this could be changed to 'Ice forming on the surface of the ocean has blocked the sunlight for the crops below' or something similar.


They are obviously not talking about "heavy snowfall", but instead a fall of "heavy snow" - i.e. frozen dideuterium oxide or heavy water. Being heavy this snow will of course sink to the bottom and block the subsea tradeways.(*)



(*) Okay, so it's not that heavy; but hey - maybe it's magical dideuterium oxide snow! Or maybe it's particularly heavy in dominions with positive sloth. Or...
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