Saturday, February 19, 2011

If It Snows Tomorrow . . .

If it snows tomorrow and you end up having to shovel or plow, here are some fun facts about snow flakes that might take you mind off your misery: 


Snowflakes come in 5 different shapes: a long needle shape, a hollow column that is shaped like a 6-sided prism, thin & flat 6-sided plats, 6-pointed stars, and intricate dendrites. Temperature determines the shape of the snowflake. When the temperature is around 32-25 F, thin 6-sided plates are formed. If the temperature is 23-21 F, then you will have long needle-shaped flakes. If you see snowflakes shaped like columns, then the temperature will be 21-14 F. If the temperature is even colder between 10 – 3 F, then you will see dendrites snowflakes.

Coming soon:  a retrospective on my driveway and how it gets cleared.

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