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Right now at the Franklin Institute, world-famous ice sculptor Peter Slavin is carving a 12-foot-long Titanic out of 2,200 lbs of ice. The sculpture will be ready to view later today and will serve as a preview for next month's Manayunk On Ice event. [Geekadelphia]