""If the structure were fully solid, this would correspond to roughly 350 tons of ice! In practice, the structure is almost certainly partially hollow...so the true mass is lower. Even so, it is almost certainly above 200 tons.""
""Roughly 70 gigajoules is the necessary energy—comparable to the annual energy consumption of a Toronto household or to the energy released by 15 tons of TNT.""
""Estimating the melt time for a structure like this is inherently uncertain. It depends on solar exposure, cloud cover, air temperature, wind...""
Drake has returned to music by revealing a giant ice sculpture in a Toronto car park, promoting his upcoming album titled Iceman. The sculpture's release date is concealed within it. A theoretical physicist estimated the sculpture's mass to be over 200 tons, equating it to the weight of 2,000 slot machines. Melting the sculpture would require approximately 70 gigajoules of energy, comparable to the annual energy consumption of a Toronto household, making the melt time uncertain due to various environmental factors.
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