Breaking the Ice

Today I watched a show about icebreakers on the History Channel. I enjoyed the show and learned quite a few facts that I didn't know before. For example, ice breakers normally don't ram the ice to break it. They are designed to slide up on the ice and then the weight of the ship breaks the ice as it falls back into the water. The Coast Guard's ice breaking mission started with President Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 7521, issued December 21, 1936, directing the Coast Guard "to assist in keeping open to navigation by means of icebreaking operations...channels and harbors within the reasonable demands of commerce."

I love my Tivo because of all the good shows I keep finding. ;)