Video: Filming Underwater ‘Icicles of Death’ in Antarctica
A ‘brinicle’ reaching toward the sea bed. (Photo: BBC)
A BBC documentary called the “Frozen Planet,” features something called underwater ‘brinicles’. These seawater icicles are so cold, they are deadly to touch. Producer Kathryn Jeffs describes how the team filmed underwater icicles nicknamed “brinicles of death” because they instantly freeze and kill marine life that comes into contact.
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