The speed of freezing an elephant in the Arctic is equal to the speed of freezing a dumpling. We will use the “Dumpling freezing rate principle” to analyze the key issues during this great disaster about 10,000 years ago.
Today, there are many types of foods that are frozen for long-term preservation and use. Dumplings are an example. For high effervescent dishes, freezing time is usually very fast. Because if the dumplings are frozen slowly, the water in the filling will freeze, forming ice crystals, distorting the outside shape of the dumplings, and also affecting the quality and taste of the dumplings. Therefore, when the dumplings are finished, they must be quickly frozen with a temperature of -30 degrees Celsius, in order to keep the fresh flavor.
Sparkling puller. Photo: The Woks of Life
Dumplings, in a way, are quite similar to the big beasts of the Arctic. Applying the above principle, it is not difficult to understand what scientists once said: “After death, these large animals will immediately freeze, and will always remain in such a frozen state. , thereby perfectly preserving the fangs and flesh."
The remains of elephants that were frozen at least 11,000 years ago have been unearthed, but are still perfectly preserved. Over such a long period of time without the carcass decaying, it’s hard to imagine how fast freezing must have been.
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Continue the story. According to research, before being frozen like today, this piece of Arctic land was actually a temperate plain, that is to say, in a very short time, the Arctic from a temperate plain turned into a frozen polar region.
How long is this extremely short period of time? Only one hour. Within an hour the temperature had dropped to 45 degrees. This is a real story, and we will give the proof behind it.
At that time, in the northern part of Siberia in Russia, the land was all frozen. It would not be strange to find frozen elephants with thick skin and dense fur. In fact, a large number of species that cannot live in cold regions suffer the same outcome, for example, buffalo, cow, horse, wolf or tiger, lion. The researchers even found human remains.
Frozen lion cubs. Photo: IBTimes
Frozen dog carcass. Photo: fnews.gr
Frozen temperate flora and fauna in the cold Arctic
In the coldest part of Siberia, a fruit tree was discovered completely frozen. The trunk is nearly twenty meters high, the leaves are still the same green color of the head, and the fruit is not damaged. This is a typical tree species of temperate regions. For comparison, today on the cold Siberian archipelago, only the willow tree nearly thirty centimeters tall is able to grow.
Today on the cold Siberian archipelago, only the willow tree nearly thirty centimeters tall is able to grow. Photo: vtv
However, also in this Siberia, which is one of the coldest lands in the world, a frozen tropical fruit tree was discovered, completely intact. Photo: FarmTek Blog
In the distant past, the land within five hundred miles of the North Pole was surrounded by lush trees and lakes. For example, on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway, a nearly three-meter tall areca tree and four-cornered water lily were found; These plants inherently exist only in temperate climates, warm and high humidity.
Fossils of cedar - a tropical tree species - on the Svalbard Islands, prove that this place once enjoyed a warm, temperate climate. Currently this area is in the Arctic region, so it is very cold. Photo: Christopher M. Berry / John EA Marshall.
An illustration of a cedar forest - a tropical tree - on the Svalbard Islands, Norway in the distant past. Photo: Christopher M. Berry / John EA Marshall
Not only that, while scientists unearthed frozen animals, they were surprised to find that in their stomachs and mouths there were still many undigested green grasses. The incident became even more unbelievable when among these plants included Da Lan, Phuong flower, Thuy Xuong Bo, peas..., all of which are temperate plants. All specimens are preserved intact, so they are easy to recognize.
The continent located near the North Pole was once a temperate grassland
The famous archaeologist Hancook once said:
“We cannot help but admit that at that time (11000 years ago) the climate in Siberia was relatively mild, even quite warm, suitable for all things to grow, but a severe cold suddenly appeared. now, has turned this place into a cold polar region.
During this disaster, Alaska and the entire western region of the United States, the Canadian state of Yukon, and the vast majority of parts of Siberia suddenly became severely cold. As a result, elephants and many other large mammals froze to death.
If this disaster, this freezing process takes place a bit slowly, then plants like Da Lan, Phuong flower have already died, how can they appear in the stomach and mouth of the elephant?
Frozen flowers are found in the stomachs and mouths of elephants. Photo: teara.govt.nz
So it can be said with certainty that only when a severe cold wave occurs extremely quickly, it is possible to preserve and preserve the original shape of the flora and fauna so well. At the same time, the temperature must be below minus 30 degrees Celsius. If the temperature of the temperate zone before the disaster was 15 degrees Celsius, then the temperature will drop to minus 45 degrees.
If the cooling process took longer than an hour, the grass in the elephant’s stomach would be completely digested, but the collected grass samples showed no signs of digestion.
Another alternative hypothesis is: did the dying elephants eat some frozen flowers and then die?
If so, then there is no way to use that number of flowers to predict the time of this event. Because if so, the time period for the freezing process can also be up to a day. However, if we seriously consider based on "The principle of freezing to preserve fresh food", then we can know that this hypothesis is not possible at all: Because if animals eat flowers, frozen, these flowers will thaw in the belly of the animal. When the animal freezes, the stomach will be frozen, the flowers will freeze again. After going through such a process of "Freeze-melt-freeze", food cannot be fresh, even crushed, immediately recognizable at a glance.
Thus, according to the researchers, the most likely scenario at that time was:
The temperature dropped sharply, the wind and snow filled the sky, everything was unable to escape, freezing in turn. The animals, even the grass in their mouths could not chew, quickly froze. This period lasted only an hour.
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This is a disaster that terrified many people. Imagine if this disaster expands globally, how many people will survive?
Because Earth’s climate is a cyclical body. A local climate change in a locality will affect a larger area, even the whole world.
