They also look very similar to the simulations coming out of Piomas (Pan-Arctic Ice-Ocean Modelling and Assimilation System), an influential computer model that has been used to estimate Arctic sea-ice volume and which has been the basis for several predictions about when summer sea ice might disappear completely.

BBC: Cryosat spots Arctic sea-ice loss in autumn

But how we do it is take the bench-top physics class model, where you mix nitrogen and ice cream in a bowl and stir it up with a spoon.

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Unfortunately for snow enthusiasts, the model found that the fragile needle-like ice crystals connecting the two layers can be broken easily and separated by the weight of new snow or a skier.

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Ballooning losses were easily explained away by the investment bankers as the new "EBE (earnings before expenses) Model" of valuation, which buy-side analysts on the road show swallowed like ice cream.

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And they could not have a better example to learn from than model pro Alexander, who put his remarkable injury-free campaign down to his daily use of ice baths after training.

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