But the further you want to go, the greater the risk of ice breakage.
Carlo Brecciaroli, the contractor hired to help dig up the tomb and who may now be charged with burying it, warned that work could start any day if temperatures fall and the risk of ice damage increases.
A mean temperature of below 2C has been issued for the UK The cold snap is predicted to last for longer than 48 hours and forecasters say there is a serious risk of ice and snow across the country.
The first pregnancy from a frozen egg was reported in the Lancet in April 1986, a few weeks after I was born, but the slow freezing techniques used then meant there was a risk of ice crystals forming during the freezing process.
One must-have feature for any long-distance craft - de-icing equipment - has also fallen prey to weight worries, meaning that takeoff (and more problematically, landing) must take place on a cloudless day, when there is no risk of ice forming on the body of the plane.
Rough weather condition with a risk of ice is a significant problem during wintertime.
Forecasters say the weather should turn much colder, bringing the risk of ice.
The Roads Service has warned there is a risk of ice, and snow on some roads.
Jersey schools will remain closed on Wednesday for a third day because of the risk from ice on the roads, the head of education says.
Plunging temperatures have brought a risk of ice to north and mid Wales, but the worst of the snow appears over.
