[Captain Peter Blood]

Well here we are Art imitating Life or vice versa.

Anyone remember Richard Pryor's 1985 movie, "Brewster's Millions"?

Well one of the subplots of Pryor's character trying to spend $30 Million in a month was his investment in this venture. His company was going to take ice bergs to the Middle East to provide water and water for crop irrigation.

At the time I thought it was hilarious but was also intrigued by the possibility of this working. Now I see they were taking a few months ago about this for California's water problem.

I can't wait to see this pulled off and if it can be made to work.

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

Not till they stop the white genocide!

[partyrepub]

Was just going to say it. Actually one of my favorite Pryor and Candy movies. “John Candy: you ever seen his wife? Batter: Ya, she’s an ugly b——”.

[100American]

Like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svKq044qrYU&list=RDsvKq044qrYU&start_radio=1

[Gen.Blather]

It would probably be a lot cheaper and cost effective to buy Israeli desalinization technology.

[Autonomous User]

[lurk]

It’s a great idea. That way they don’t have to accept the Israelis’ help that was offered to set up desalination plants.

The stupid, it burns.

[TheBattman]

Whats wrong with desalination?

[Right Wing Assault]

Uh, oh! This will warm the Antarctic and cool South Africa. How will they use this to try to prove both of them are warming the planet?

[TN4Liberty]

I would think filling barges with fresh water from closer locations would make more sense. I can’t imagine the horsepower needed to pull a 75 percent submerged iceberg thousands of miles. And then... ?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember one of the Popular science or mechanics magzines florating this idea back in the 1970s, from Antarctica to Saudi Arabia.

They even figured out a non energy propulsion system.

[onedoug]

I believe Israel offered them hydrological assistance and they turned it down. Screw them.

[FrankR]

And Al Gore will say, “See, I told you global warming was making the icebergs disappear!”.

[umgud]

If we take all the ice from the polar caps, what will globull warming use to raise the sea levels?

[umgud]

If we take all the ice from the polar caps, what will globull warming use to raise the sea levels?

[SunkenCiv]

Perhaps they could, but the much more wealthy gulf states looked into that prospect over 30 years ago and gave it the thumbs down.

Israel offered the S Africans help, and they turned it down.

What will happen instead is, people will be going crazy with thirst, probably nothing more serious than that, but the left wing partisan media shills and the good friends the left wing scum of the Earth will be blaming President Trump because he won’t do anything about (imaginary) AGW.

[boatbums]

Any reason why they can't invest in desalinators? The country is surrounded on three sides by the OCEAN. Salt water can be converted to pure drinking water using desalinator membranes. I know it works extremely well for boaters. Some friends had one on their boat that could make 400 gallons a day of highly potable (surgical grade) water from sea water. Aren't there any large scale Reverse Osmosis Systems for cases like this?

[chiller]

I'd love to see it tried, but can't imagine the net result per berg would amount to more than a very small lake / huge pond, but not enough to end a drought. Transit time would be months. Towing the biggest berg....I can't imagine what's needed unless it's with the currents. S Africa and the closest piece of Antartica are not that far apart, so there's that.

What's the plan...."chop it into a slurry" ? This sounds like a challenge for what's his name.....Mr. Space X.

[NonValueAdded]

“Brewster’s Millions” is exactly what came to mind!

[ASOC]

With all the supertankers sitting idle, just take one to Sitka Alaska and fill it up.

They already have the ‘filling ststion’

[HoneysuckleTN]

Salvage-1 Scene from Hard Water Starring Andy Griffith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaQlTSAA_gs

Salvage 1 - 2x01 - Hard Water, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S05jJCN46c

Salvage 1 - 2x02 - Hard Water, Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSbMO71e4N0