Why was the room with the magic wheel that moved the island so icy? do you think the last time they moved the island it was near the north pole or something, and that's how the polar bears got on the island, and why the people looking for the island at the end of season 2 were in an igloo or whatever...because that was the last known location of the island, and because they (witmore) was getting close they had to move it?
sorry this has probably all been explained before
thoughts?
I thought it was to do with the movement of the island...The temparature needs to be Very Low (My Physics/ Science Isnt at the same level as Daniel Faradays....However i will try to explain below)
Temperature is how “hot” or “cold” something is. Temperature as indicated by the weather station is the temperature of the air. The physical meaning of temperature is how much energy the air has, on average. If you think of air as comprised of particles, in this case the molecules of the air, that are moving randomly, a higher temperature would mean that the particles are bouncing off of each other much faster than a lower temperature objects.
This would mean the lower the temperature...the more safe it would be to move something within time/space, (as if it was HOT or normal Temperature, it would be more dangerous as molecules and particles...would be erratic and and not put back in its place ,whereever you end up ).....This could be a reason why Polar Bears were used...as the time travel theory can only be conducted in exteme cold conditions
JUST A THOUGHT....its my 1st Post....I await your responses to cripple my theory

great post for a 1st post LLL, i'll help expand on it......basic principles of time travel consist of bending time and space on to itself.....now think of it the easy way...Space is cold, empty, almost negative.....I think the Orchid encases the part of the island that is sitting on negative electromagnetic matter....everything was frozen in the room because its all negatively charged energy...plus it is also underground and was enclosed, which we all know hot air rises, cold air sinks....
I would of loved to see what the room looked like after the energy was released, because i dont think it would be frozen over anymore.....Ben turning the wheel was allowing the negative energy to be released which can explain the bright(why do they call it purple sky when it really wasnt?) light that encompassed the island. Oh and only something traveling faster than the speed of light could possibly time travel...which is what i think everyone in the chopper saw...a bright light and then the island is gone.