• Agamemnon@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    water-based ice

    Is that like regular water ice, but extra based? 😂

    My point is that this kind of language padding (by the bbc) cracks me up.

    (Yes, I know other kinds of solids are called ice - but they are also not ‘-based’, they just are [and also irrelevant in this context])