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India lands spacecraft near south pole of moon in historic first (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] Agamemnon 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

water-based ice

Is that like regular water ice, but extra based? ๐Ÿ˜‚

My point is that this kind of language padding (by the bbc) cracks me up.

(Yes, I know other kinds of solids are called ice - but they are also not '-based', they just are [and also irrelevant in this context])

[โ€“] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis -1 points 2 years ago

Water-based ice, as in, contains impurities but is predominantly water.