No matter how big the sea ship is, it is just a flat boat on the vast sea.

Bi Fang tightened the clothes on his body, opened his mouth and let out a breath of hot air, he could barely see the fog, and he took out the thermometer.

Sure enough, the temperature had dropped to minus 19 degrees.

Once it falls below 20 degrees, the mist that people come out of will instantly turn into ice crystals.

This is an almost impossible temperature to reach in Svalbard, where tens of millions of tonnes of North Atlantic currents rush through the ocean, bringing an astonishing amount of heat.

The westerly drift, which is the most powerful warm current in the northern part of the Atlantic, is also a continuation of the warm current in the Gulf of Mexico.

However, after half a day's sailing, Bi Fang had gradually moved away from the influence of the warm current, and reached the Fram Strait, where he could clearly feel the flow of body heat.

"The strait, located between Greenland and Svalbard, is 450 kilometers wide and is a passage from the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea in the Arctic Ocean, between Greenland and Spitsbergen."

"It is named after the Norwegian ship Fram, an expedition ship built by the Danes, and the Norwegians flew on it to become the first person in the world to reach the South Pole."

"The ship, which can accommodate a six-man expedition, was once sunk into the sea, but was salvaged in 1936 and is now intact in the museum."

Bi Fang held the map in his hand and conducted a simple science popularization to the audience in the live broadcast room.

And beside him, there were also some other tourists and sailors, who gathered around Bi Fang like students, watching him talk to the Arctic Ocean.

And compared with the previous few hours, the number of people gathered around Bi Fang has been reduced by more than half.

Most of them went back to their rooms to rest, on the one hand it was too cold outside, and on the other hand - seasickness.

This is a cruise ship converted from an ocean-going fishing vessel.

In the beginning, the tourists, without exception, were very excited, and everything began with a friendly greeting with three main topics: "What's your name?" Where did it come from?" What did you do before?"

Occasionally, you can hear someone boasting about the affair on the eve of departure.

Then just a few hours passed, and the atmosphere on the ship was different, and almost everyone fell.

As soon as he sailed into the ocean, someone vomited yellow bile, and the plastic bag around him was already empty, and there was nothing to vomit in his stomach.

Unlike a roller coaster, where the climax is 10 seconds and ends in a few minutes, an ocean boat is like a 24-hour roller coaster.

It's okay to sway from side to side, but I'm afraid of swaying and dangling, like letting you play bungee jumping or jumping machine all the time.

The most uncomfortable thing was the completely irregular shaking, and the people on the boat seemed to be turned into dice in a casino, being put in a jar and swaying up and down, left and right at will.

The tables and chairs in the room slid past this corner and back again. Coupled with the 24-hour roar of the engine, it will never be quiet.

Only an experienced captain will tell novices that perseverance is the only cure for seasickness.

Eat. If you vomit, then eat again.

When jolting in large waves, the hull will swing close to 30 degrees. Walking on deck is very difficult.

The people gathered around Bi Fang have changed one stubble after another.

The Arctic Ocean is full of icebergs floating on the surface of the sea, and in order to operate flexibly to avoid these ice caps, the hull of the ship is only about 70 meters long, and the slightest wind and waves in the sea shake so badly that walking around the ship is like stepping on a tightrope.

At least a few people can keep their faces unchanged, except for the sailors, the only one who is not unusual is probably Bi Fang himself.

His excellent core strength and balance allowed him to walk on the ground, even better than many sailors, as if the waves had not affected him at all.

"What a strange relationship, built by the Danes, captained by the Norwegians?" There was a sailor on the side who asked questions.

"Yes." Bi Fang smiled and nodded, "For thousands of years, human beings have been trying to extend the footprints of exploration and discovery to every corner of the earth. One of the most fascinating and desirable adventure destinations is the mysterious ice and snow of the North and South Pole. ”

"In the late 15th century, European explorers wanted to find a way to Asia from their voyages to the northwest or northeast. At the time, it was already known that there was no ice in northern Norway, so explorers began their expedition to the Arctic in search of the northwest route, and continued to do so for centuries. ”

"In 1845, the central government decided to set up two great prizes: £20,000 for the first person to open the Northwest Route, and £5,000 for the first ship to reach 89 degrees north latitude."

"That's a pretty big sum of money, even thanks to Mr. Newton."

A little girl on the side raised her hand and asked, "Newton?" What does this have to do with Newton? ”

This is because it was the physicist who established the gold standard of the central state while working at the Mint. In 1717, Newton set the price of gold at £3 per troy ounce and 17 shillings and 10 pence. ”

"In 1717 the pound was fixed at the price of gold, and this price continued until 1931, with two interruptions, but in 1845 it was not affected."

"To put it simply: in the 19th century, 1 pound contained 7.32238 grams of pure gold, and the gold price marked on today's Huaxia coin is about 330 yuan / gram, that is, 1 pound is equivalent to more than 2,400 Huaxia coins, and the gold mine development at that time was far less than now, and the value will be higher."

"During the 80-day circumnavigation of the globe, the bet of the protagonist and his friends is 20,000 pounds, and the cost of circumnavigating the globe is about 20,000 pounds. According to the flower method that the protagonists have worked hard all the way, 20 million Huaxia coins are not even enough. ”

Huaxia currency is now also one of the world's common currencies, Bi Fang's conversion, everyone present can roughly understand its value.

"Naturally, the wealth was so great that almost all of Europe was mobilized, including Norway and Denmark."

[Damn, more than 10 million? 】

[More than that, I can't count it]

[A lot of small money]

"You are really a polymath, history, geography, climate, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are an all-rounder."

A man took off his hat and listened for hours as he watched the young man speak confidently with gusto.

"You're welcome." Bi Fang smiled politely, and then changed the conversation, "But it was this great award that led to the biggest tragedy in the history of Arctic exploration. ”

"At that time, the central expedition ships 'Terror' and 'Spectre' were equipped with the most advanced steam engine propeller thrusters, and were also equipped with heating systems to withstand the severe cold in the polar regions."

"The famous polar explorer John Franklin served as the expedition leader, but in July of that year, the two expedition ships mysteriously disappeared in the Arctic waters under the leadership of Sir Franklin, and the 129 elite crew members, including Franklin himself, have not been heard from since."

A few listeners on the side whispered.

More than a hundred crew members disappeared, which is not a small number.

At this time, the crew looked at the sea of ice around them, and even felt a little afraid.

Obviously they had been here more than a dozen times, and they suddenly felt a chill behind them, as if there was an invisible soul watching them.

"It wasn't until 1903 that Captain Amundsen was born and landed in Antarctica with Fram, becoming the first explorer to set foot on the continent." Bi Fang turned the subject back.

With the experience of the past, Amundsen's actions were even more valuable, and the onlookers on the side expressed their admiration.

But Bi Fang's tone didn't last long before he lowered again.

"In fact, there was another captain as famous as Amundsen at that time, and that was Scott, who also reached the South Pole on January 18, 1912, a little more than a month after Amundsen landed."

"Unfortunately, due to their physical exhaustion and the early arrival of the blizzard, Scott and his expedition team collapsed one after another on the way home."

Six months later, rescuers found their bodies and a diary Scott had left behind. The details of Scott's last expedition were learned, as his diary recorded that on the last day, rescuers buried them in situ, now deep under the Antarctic ice. ”

"The battle between Amundsen and Scott over the South Pole has become a swan song in the history of world exploration."

Scott and his team stayed in the cabin forever, and Amundsen became the first man in human history to reach Antarctica.

"And the end of this hero is inseparable from the North Pole in front of us."

Bi Fang pointed to the sea in front of him, and the gloomy atmosphere once again stirred up a wave of curiosity.

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