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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1225<br />
| date = June 14, 2013<br />
| title = Ice Sheets<br />
| image = ice sheets.png<br />
| titletext = Data adapted from 'The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum' by A.S. Dyke et. al., which was way better than the sequels 'The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum: The Meltdown' and 'The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum: Continental Drift'.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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The comic shows the ice levels at major North American cities during the ice age 21000 years ago. Toronto and Montreal are both Canadian cities, while Boston and Chicago are in the US.<br />
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The title text references the animated film series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Age_(film_series) Ice Age]. It is commonly stated that the first Ice Age film was way better than the sequels, and it is criticised for the number of films made (4 as of 2012).<br />
Ice Age: the Meltdown, and Ice Age: Continental Drift are the second and fourth Ice Age movies.<br />
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It is also common generally for people to say that the first film/book in a series was better than its sequel(s).<br />
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