2pints-mate 0 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 A nerdy science friend sent me this he thought I might be interested. About snow shapes. I don't know if he is joking or not, but seeing as though I can't snowboard for at least a month it is mildly interesting. Plate - simple hexagonal plates at around -1C Needle - Column shapes start appearing at -5C Capped Column - Columns connect with plates at -7C Dentrite - More complex plates and dendrites at -10C Sectored Plate - The coldest temps. produce plate/dentrite hybrid Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Was that Pete The Sheet? Link to post Share on other sites
PeteTheSheet 0 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 That got me to sign up. That would be me. And I am right. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Do you have any pics (as gg used to say!)? Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 what about - single prisms - sheaths - capped bullets - isolated bullets - hollow columns - hexagonal plates - stellar plates - simple stars etc... http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/class/class.htm I have a friend with a beautiful stellar dendrite tribed-out and tattooed on his back. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Originally Posted By: 2pints,mate Needle - What my 'member' looks like at -5C Link to post Share on other sites
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