[LRS]

Ferraccioli said the maps were "the first page of a new book" of understanding how ice sheets behave, which in turn could help predict how the ice will react to global warming.

OK. I'll predict that the ice sheets won't form a Riverdance troupe. Now where's my grant?

[an amused spectator]

OK. I'll predict that the ice sheets won't form a Riverdance troupe. Now where's my grant?

So, a giant sheet of ice walks into a bar...