Aug 19, 2010: A Cool Aquarium

xoxoxoBruce · 08-18-2010, 11:49 PM

A cool aquarium... very cool... as a matter of fact it's minus 5 degrees F.

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Welcome to The Big Chill, Japanese style! The "Kori no Suizokukan" (Ice Aquarium) in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, displays around 450 specimens of fish from over 80 different species, flash frozen in a life-like state after being unloaded from fishing vessels at a nearby port.
The ice columns are exposed to the open air inside the Aquarium so a powerful refrigeration system is constantly working to keep the ambient temperature at a bone-chilling minus 20 degrees Celsius (-5F). On hot days, the temperature differential between the Aquarium's interior and the outside air can exceed 50 degrees Celsius (58F). Visitors are able to don protective clothing to help them stay warm while browsing the eerily motionless displays, which are illuminated with icy pale blue lighting to enhance the "frozen world" effect.

What, hot days don't exceed 53 degrees F?

Oh, and there's a Maguro (tuna) Sashimi restaurant next door.

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GunMaster357 · 08-19-2010, 03:43 AM

Someone got his conversion from °C to °F wrong.

A difference of 50°C between inside and out means 122°F.

Since they say it is -20°C inside, outside temp would be 30°C, meaning something like 85°F.

Gravdigr · 08-19-2010, 03:54 AM

That's pretty cool.<---See what I did? I kill me!

ZenGum · 08-19-2010, 04:34 AM

Icy what you did there.

Sheldonrs · 08-19-2010, 06:17 AM

Mrs. Pauls Aquarium.

monster · 08-19-2010, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Icy what you did there.

that was a goodun fro' Zen

Shawnee123 · 08-19-2010, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Mrs. Pauls Aquarium.

Snort!

ToastyOhs · 08-19-2010, 08:15 AM

So, it is like living in Maine during the winter, only inside out. Just without the wind-chill factor and mosquitoes wearing parkas.

newtimer · 08-19-2010, 08:29 AM

Welcome to the world's most boring aquarium.
Can you see fish swimming around? No.
Can you watch them eat at feeding time? No.

But you CAN see them on ice; just like a trip to your supermarket's frozen section, only it's painfully colder. Also, you have to pay.

Trilby · 08-19-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by newtimer

Welcome to the world's most boring aquarium.
Can you see fish swimming around? No.
Can you watch them eat at feeding time? No.

My feelings exactly.

Shawnee123 · 08-19-2010, 10:07 AM

But it's wacky. Always with the wacky.

chrisinhouston · 08-19-2010, 11:47 AM

Made me think about what I currently have in my own freezer. A couple of types of wild salmon from Alaska and Washington state, tuna, halibut, cod, mahi mahi, crab, shrimp, squid and mussels. Perhaps I could open my own version of this aquarium.

Cloud · 08-19-2010, 12:03 PM

a glacirium. or something.

those people look like they're having a good time, but -- Japanese and their fish. very suspect.

dmg1969 · 08-19-2010, 01:22 PM

So, in essence, it's a sushi museum.

Gravdigr · 08-19-2010, 02:44 PM

The woman who runs it is a cold fish.

08-19-2010, 03:43 AM	#2
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Someone got his conversion from °C to °F wrong. A difference of 50°C between inside and out means 122°F. Since they say it is -20°C inside, outside temp would be 30°C, meaning something like 85°F. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

08-19-2010, 03:54 AM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	That's pretty cool.<---See what I did? I kill me! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Icy what you did there. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Mrs. Pauls Aquarium. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-19-2010, 10:07 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	But it's wacky. Always with the wacky. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-19-2010, 08:15 AM	#8
ToastyOhs Discontinued Breakfast Food Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Coastal Maine, USA Posts: 58	So, it is like living in Maine during the winter, only inside out. Just without the wind-chill factor and mosquitoes wearing parkas.

08-19-2010, 08:29 AM	#9
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	Welcome to the world's most boring aquarium. Can you see fish swimming around? No. Can you watch them eat at feeding time? No. But you CAN see them on ice; just like a trip to your supermarket's frozen section, only it's painfully colder. Also, you have to pay.

08-19-2010, 11:47 AM	#12
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Made me think about what I currently have in my own freezer. A couple of types of wild salmon from Alaska and Washington state, tuna, halibut, cod, mahi mahi, crab, shrimp, squid and mussels. Perhaps I could open my own version of this aquarium.

08-19-2010, 12:03 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	a glacirium. or something. those people look like they're having a good time, but -- Japanese and their fish. very suspect. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	So, in essence, it's a sushi museum. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

08-19-2010, 02:44 PM	#15
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	The woman who runs it is a cold fish. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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