An undergraduate at Byrd, named Michelle, is making a ice core replica because the "Cold Room" is no longer open to tours. To preserve the ice cores in the "Cold Room" the opening and closing of doors needs to be minimized. The Global Warming class (taught by Ed Ingman) was one of the last classes to enter the ice core library. The replica of the ice core was made by putting liquid plastic in a Pringle's container. Annual layers are defined between clear and white plastic. White plastic means more snow fall where the clear is the opposite. To make it more authentic looking there was a layer of ash, signifying a possible major eruption. There is also a bug included.
The replica did not turn out as planned. It had a white film over it. Me and Michelle for a majority of the day worked on sanding and wet sanding the replica. We made the annual layers more visible but now we need a gloss to cover it.
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