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20 Things You Didn't Know About Snow

Posted January 09, 2008 1:26 PM

From Discover | 20 Things You Didn't Know About...:

Think you know something about snow? Well, don't eat the red snow, either. "Watermelon snow," ruddy-tinted drifts that smell like fresh watermelon, gets its color from a species of pigmented algae that grows in ice. The snow tastes great, but eating it might ruin your day.

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Re: 20 Things You Didn't Know About Snow

01/09/2008 9:04 PM

Thank you for the info.

There were only 2 of the 20 which were news to me.

I had while very young, heard an apocryphal story about "Yellow snow", yet not actually seen any.

It's always a pleasure to learn.

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01/10/2008 12:53 AM

1 Snow is a mineral, just like diamonds and salt.

Bullsh!t.

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01/10/2008 5:34 PM

Hi C_Rummel3.

The statement is true, ice is a mineral!!!! Liquid H2O can also be classed as a mineral. If you read Dana's textbook of mineralogy 4th volume you will find this to be true.

The definition of a mineral is, 2 or more chemically bonded natural elements that are bonded in such a way as to produce a natural crystalline substance that has internal symmetry. If a crystal has free space to grow it will show this crystal symmetry by it's external shape.

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01/10/2008 9:00 PM

Dana is a dipshit. Ice is frozen water.

I hate it when I'm wrong.

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01/10/2008 3:13 AM

'Shouting, yodeling, and most other loud sounds cannot trigger an avalanche.'

I'm sure they use cannons firring blanks to minimise avalanche risk in some area's.

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01/10/2008 9:07 AM

They dont use cannon's firing blanks, they use real artilary to cause controlled avalanches. I have seen it done.

And I agree, Bullsh1t that its a mineral!
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01/10/2008 9:14 AM

Real artillery! Wohoo!

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I see my next career move!

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