Facts, news, and interesting stuff
February 29th, 2008 — Maine, Snow, Snow Men
Residents of Bethel Maine have constructed the worlds largest SnowWoman. At over 122 feet, it towers over the surrounding area. It over a month to build and has skis for eyelashes and trees for arms.
Check out the official blog for more pictures and details. SnowWoman WebLog
February 22nd, 2008 — Humor, Sledding, Snow, Video
With winter almost over, at least around my house, I thought I would post a final winter themed video for your enjoyment.
January 28th, 2008 — Machine, Snow, Winter
Gizmodo pointed me at a really cool story. A little kid and his Grandfather built an awesome snow machine in his back yard. The whole thing cost about $800, and the resulting machine can pump out up to three feet of snow a night. Giving the kid a great snow and sledding experience. I can’t wait for someone to post a how to describing the process.
Check out the Gizmodo article: Real-World Calvin Builds Snow Machine, Creates Backyard Mountain Overnight
Check out a CNN video of it: Kid builds snow machine
November 27th, 2007 — Art, Snow, Snow Men
DeputyDog has a great post devoted to nothing but snowmen. Check it out, the world’s best snowmen & snow art
Snow is one of those things I never see these days. Ever since I moved to Florida back in 96, I’ve managed to avoid snow. When I was growing up I lived in Maryland. And we would get snow several times a year. Making snowmen was lots of fun. And I do miss the white blanket of snow you would get right after a snowstorm.
Can’t say I miss it all that much though. The cold definitely got to me, and after a few days the white blanket started to look more like a hobo’s sleeping bag. Not something you wanted to touch. LOL So I’m glad I live in the sunny state of Florida were all I have to deal with are hurricanes(Are you feeling the sarcasm yet).
October 15th, 2007 — Ice pictures, Photos, Pictures, Snow, Snowflake Pictures, Snowflakes, electron microscope Pictures
We all know about the amazingly detailed shapes that snow crystals can take. We learned all about the pretty star shapes in school. But what if you were to put snow under an electron microscope? How detailed and varied would the snowflakes look?
Well, scientists at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville Maryland did just that. And the results are amazing. The pictures don’t even look like snowflakes for the most part. Instead they look like giant gears and components of machines. Pretty amazing looking.
Check out the main site for more pictures and a lot more information on the different types of snow.
June 9th, 2007 — China, Harbin, Ice, Snow, Songhua Jiang
Found this site with some amazing pictures of the ice and snow sculptures in the Harbin Ice festival. Teams come from all over the wold to compete in both snow and ice sculptures. Whole buildings are built using ice cut from the local river, Songhua Jiang.
Check out the site: Harbin Snow and Ice Festival
Wikipedia article on the festival: Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
