# What would be the quickest way to melt Antarctica?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 2, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106 "2011-01-02T02:56:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106/61 "2011-02-18T12:54:02Z")

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> [@Nancarrow](#):
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> With a [flamethrower](http://www.theonion.com/articles/al-gore-caught-warming-globe-to-increase-box-offic,2111/)?

That was funny. 😃 I love the onion.

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**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106/62 "2011-02-20T08:44:55Z")

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I guess we can drift off a little now.

I know the Antarctica is the habitat for many but aside from that what else is it good for?

Would there be any aftermath from melting it, could we make use of more ocean?

Is there land underneath the ice?

If we melted the ice, wouldn’t it come back?

No one has to answser them all, just pick and choose.

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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106/63 "2011-02-20T12:24:32Z")

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Lots and lots of magnifying glasses.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106/64 "2011-02-20T13:04:41Z")

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1920s style death rays.

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