This ended up being such a cool picture that I had to give two days in my blog to the Titanic exhibit. We weren't supposed to take pictures, but I justified this as we did not take a picture of any of the artifacts, just the ice. (Plus, there was no guard in the room.) This is an actual huge hunk of ice with a sign that said 'touch the iceberg'. I wonder how long it took them to make it, is it the same piece that they started with? Now, it is about 6-8 inches thick and still taller than me (more than 6 ft.). Another interesting fact about the Titanic iceberg is that salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water. Icebergs are frozen freshwater. Therefore, the sea water where the ship went down and 700 people survived was actually at -1C, or below freezing. I set my camera to 'no flash' and Ray took the picture of me.
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