the.com/icebreaker
a question disguised as a kindness, designed to crack the awkward silence wide open
shipsreinforced hulls ram ice by riding on top to crush it
weight tricksome ships pump ballast side to side to break free
originsthe social term sailed straight from the polar ice ships
nuclear powerRussia runs nuclear-powered icebreakers through Arctic routes
backfiremost office versions induce the dread they aim to dissolve