#SelfPropulsion

Melting Gives Ice Block a Push A floating block of ice with an asymmetric bottom is propelled through water by its own melting—a process that may be relevant for icebergs.

A floating ice block moves on water thanks to its own melting. Inclined bottoms create underwater jets as cold meltwater sinks, pushing the block. Could iceberg motion be partly self-driven?

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