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Snow has long proven to be an addictive drug to many of us.ย ย Weโre essentially โsnow users.โ ย We spend lots of money to acquire it, we travel long distances to be with it, we shamelessly indulge in it, and many of us are clearly addicted to it. ย Given all the snow attributes we share, we should know a little bit more about the stuff.
9 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SNOW:
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#1 = Worldโs Largest Snowflake
The worldโs largest snowflake was reported to be 15 inches across and 8 inches thick.ย The Guinness Book of World Records states that this giant snowflake was found at Fort Keogh, Montana on January 28, 1887.
#2 = Snow is Not White
Snow is actually clear and colorless.
โThe complex structure of snow crystals results in countless tiny surfaces from which visible light is efficiently reflected. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed uniformly over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance.โ –ย National Snow and Ice Data Center
#3 = 100โ in 24 Hours
The town of Capracotta in Southern Italy is reporting that they received 100 inches of snowfall in 18 hours on March 5th, 2015. ย
Whatโs crazy is that Capracotta, Italy isnโt even in the Alps โ itโs in Southern Italy. ย The town sits at only 4,662-feet and has been known to receive enormous one-day snowfalls. ย The town is home to about 1,000 residents.
#4 = World Record Snowfall
Mt. Baker ski area in Washington State has the world record for snowfall at 1,140 inches of snow in the 1998/1999 winter season. ย Mt. Baker ski area is located near but not on the real 10,781โ Mount Baker. ย You can just imagine what the snow totals were on the real Mount Baker that year…
#5 = Earthโs Fresh Water is Frozen
80% of all the fresh water on earth is frozen as ice or snow.ย This accounts for 12% of the earthโs surface.
#6 = What is a Blizzard?
A blizzard occurs when you canโt see for 1/4 mile. The winds are always 35 miles an hour or more.ย The storm must last at least 3 hours to be classed as a blizzard. If any of these conditions are less, it is only a snowstorm.
#7 = 105 Snow Storms per Year in the USA
The USA averages 105 snow-producing storms per year. ย A typical storm will have a 2-5 day lifetime and drop snow in multiple states. ย This is annoying as weโd prefer it was 305 per year and lifetimes of a week or more.
#8 = Eskimos Have 100 Words for Snow
This simply isnโt true. ย Itโs a myth.
“In fact, theย EskimoโAleut languagesย have about the same number of distinct word roots referring to snow as English does, but the structure of these languages tends to allow more variety as to how those roots can be modified in forming a single wordโ – wikipedia
#9 = 6 Sides or Bust
All snowflakes have 6 sides. ย Period. ย The reasoning behind this gets techy, but itโs cool:
“The oxygen atom has a particularly strong attraction to the electron clouds of the two hydrogen atoms and pulls them closer. This leaves the two hydrogen ends more positively charged, and the center of the โVโ more negatively charged. When other water molecules โbrush upโ against this growing snowflake, strong forces between the negatively charged and positively charged parts of different particles cause them to join together in a very specific three-dimensional pattern with a six-sided symmetry. Each water molecule that joins the snowflake reflects this pattern until eventually we can see its macroscopic six-sided shape.โ – Learner.org
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Damn i came to look at snow flakes and there are people talking about killing them selves the world is crazy bro
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I love snowflakes!!!!!!
I love snowflakes!!!!!!
I Love snowflake
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i used it for a project
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i used it for a school report it help ALOT tahnk you
This is very cool
it is cool
Anonymous is trying to be cool but he is failing so badly.
Really good factsjust not exactly the one I was looking for. Sill good though!!!!
Great post! Have nice day ! ๐ rxaew
I hate driving in the snow, although I do like to see it fall out of the sky. My dad hates snow’s guts and when I have to buy a calendar I buy one without winter scenes!
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these facts do not even help stop saying stuff that’s not true
snow is so awesome
yeah its got amazing facts not
what the poop
just a bunch of crap
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nice facts lol
my speech is on snowflakes and it sucks
thats sooooo coooool (not)
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This stuff is cool
This was helpful for my report
Awesome.
I think snow is the color everyone else thinks and that’s the end of it.
this is ALL FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why isn’t there facts about snowman?
Weak 1 fact left out
i herd about the snow being white but you know snow is really colorless.the cause of it is from water that has been absorbed into a colorless ball of snow..
snow is white you idiot
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omg that is soooooooooooooo cool love the facts.
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Not very much imformation wish there was more
I am only eight years old.
Some great facts,
No.3, 76โ in 24 Hours that must have been one hell of a powder day!
I love snowflake because they are beautiful and pretty
Wow, these are cool snowflakes!
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good story
yes
That is a fat snowflake
A snowflake can get up to 8 inches thick? that is fat
the snowflake needs to stop eating candy
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This year is so special to me because Itโs my first time to experience snow and a white christmasโฆ Iโve read a book before that says โeach snowflakes is uniqueโ i was so amazed so as the snow flakes are falling i want to catch each one to prove in my own eyes each one is unique. But this morning i saw on my glass roof window the snowflakes was amazing arrangeโฆ.indeed each one is unique!
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hey dude your an idiot.
not fact just opinions ๐
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Thanks for the help on my power point…..
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beautiful facts..
This year is so special to me because It’s my first time to experience snow and a white christmas… I’ve read a book before that says “each snowflakes is unique” i was so amazed so as the snow flakes are falling i want to catch each one to prove in my own eyes each one is unique. But this morning i saw on my glass roof window the snowflakes was amazing arrange….indeed each one is unique!
amazing! Where I live, we are about to get 16 inches of snow. this happens every year!
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Cool,
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I like pie
does it look like i care?!?!?!!?!?! no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
I am from Florida, and have experienced snow a number of times but realized that I can not recall ever having seen a snowflake. What led me to this site was my trying to figure out what the average size of a snowflake is. I have kind of always assumed them to be like 3inches in diameter, like the decorative ones, but I now realize that is incorrect. So anyway, I was wondering if someone could fill me in on the actual size of an average snowflake?, please and thank you. =)
snowflakes are TINY! They’re actually really really small, like microscopic level small.
Crystal Mt. WA got 64″ in 24 hours Feb 24, 1994!
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Snow ain’t white?!
Eskimos don’t got a hunnerd words for snow?!
What’s next?
Rain ain’t wet?
The Easter Bunny wears Army boots?
Is nothing sacred?
Yeah snow isn’t white. It’s clear. The frickin’ sun gives it its “color”
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I love that snowflakes are ALWAYS 6 sided. Very interesting!
I thought that snowflakes were all not the same? ๐
All snowflakes are six-sided but they vary in their side’s designs. The patterns are what make them different from each other.
It’s actually a myth that all snowflakes are different. in 1988, in Wisconsin, a scientist found two identical flakes.
…to the molecular level? Don’t think so. By appearance, maybe; but not truly identical. Apparently, 97% of scientists can’t be trusted to know anything factually related to meteorology, anyway.
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We can touch snow
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Iโm not biting the 15โ snowflake story.
Brain post material.
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wow frickin very
these are good snow facts
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Iโve heard that thing about the Eskimos so many times. Funny that itโs not true.
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That’s rude
kill urself
Why would u say such a hurtful thing
totally lol
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