原作：http://what-if.xkcd.com/121 译者：猪的米 What if 系列：https://songshuhui.net/archives/tag/what-if 提问： 如果在盛夏时节美国所有的河流都在一瞬间冰冻起来会发生什么？ —— Zoe Cutler 回答： 这是又一个结局比我预想的要惨的问题。 （你这话说的我心中一凉） 首先，河流里几乎所有的生物都会死去。结果是好几种鱼类将会彻底灭绝（你可以在这个网站上找到只存在于密西西比河及其支流里的鱼类），还有很多种鱼类将会受到重创。 随后这些冰块会开始融化。冰在融化的过程中会吸收许多热量，但是在现在这个情况中全美所有河流上都只有薄薄的一层冰冰，因而融化速度会快上许多。[1]这会导致局部地区的空气温度下降，但是整个环境系统实在是太大了，区区这点热量… Read more
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