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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 29, 2021 9:27:06 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Jan 29, 2021 10:21:04 GMT -5
Interesting. Thanks! I'm a Smithsonian fan. One year, they put out a Christmas card with detailed snowflakes. I bought several boxes : )
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Post by bobk on Jan 30, 2021 21:56:17 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Feb 4, 2021 13:49:03 GMT -5
No cystaline structure on earth can compare IMO. Add the fact that they are so variable and complex. Will be seeking to see his entire photo log.
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Post by MsAli on Feb 4, 2021 19:45:42 GMT -5
Snowflakes are so incredibly beautiful
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 4, 2021 20:19:25 GMT -5
I thought I commented on this the other day. Hmmmm. I even showed these pics to my wife. Thanks for sharing this link. They're breathtaking.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 4, 2021 20:27:20 GMT -5
That's pretty cool. Too bad it's a cauliflower though. I hate cauliflower.
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Post by Pat on Feb 4, 2021 20:32:55 GMT -5
That's pretty cool. Too bad it's a cauliflower though. I hate cauliflower. Cauliflower is ok. Add Miracle Whip, and it goes from ok to delicious!!
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Post by bobk on Feb 18, 2021 10:44:13 GMT -5
That's pretty cool. Too bad it's a cauliflower though. I hate cauliflower. Cauliflower is ok. Add Miracle Whip, and it goes from ok to delicious!! I'm not a huge fan of cauliflower either, I always say the word with a real course,french-like accent. Grilled it gets better. I will look into the miracle whip trick...
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 18, 2021 12:28:41 GMT -5
Thanks for posting it, Robin. Seeing those brought back a childhood memory.
I had seen some snowflake photos in a copy of Scientific American that had been captured in a low-tech way. The author had dissolved some clear plastic in a solvent and placed it outside in a tray for a minute or two while it was snowing. Then he let the tray evaporate and that left a plastic film with snowflake impressions.
I just had to try that. [Don't do this at home; if you must, use a safe(r) solvent!] Dad always had some trichloroethane that he had squirreled away from work. I dissolved some clear plastic from a model airplane or car that I had, and poured the solution onto an aluminum tray. Then I took it outside and captured some flakes — but it was snowing way too heavily. I wanted single flakes, not clumps, so I quickly brought the tray inside.
I had to keep the snowflakes from melting until the solvent evaporated, but what could I do?!? "I know, I'll put it in the refrigerator freezer!" And it worked! (I should have covered it and left it outside.) My parents weren't very happy that the freezer smelled like a dry cleaning shop. I also recall that the ice cream had a funny taste, too. Dumb move, kid. But the flakes were cool!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 18, 2021 20:15:05 GMT -5
That's pretty cool. Too bad it's a cauliflower though. I hate cauliflower. Cauliflower is ok. Add Miracle Whip, and it goes from ok to delicious!! This I will have to try. I do like Miracle Whip.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 18, 2021 21:17:21 GMT -5
Thanks for posting it, Robin. Seeing those brought back a childhood memory. I had seen some snowflake photos in a copy of Scientific American that had been captured in a low-tech way. The author had dissolved some clear plastic in a solvent and placed it outside in a tray for a minute or two while it was snowing. Then he let the tray evaporate and that left a plastic film with snowflake impressions. I just had to try that. [Don't do this at home; if you must, use a safe(r) solvent!] Dad always had some trichloroethane that he had squirreled away from work. I dissolved some clear plastic from a model airplane or car that I had, and poured the solution onto an aluminum tray. Then I took it outside and captured some flakes — but it was snowing way too heavily. I wanted single flakes, not clumps, so I quickly brought the tray inside. I had to keep the snowflakes from melting until the solvent evaporated, but what could I do?!? "I know, I'll put it in the refrigerator freezer!" And it worked! (I should have covered it and left it outside.) My parents weren't very happy that the freezer smelled like a dry cleaning shop. I also recall that the ice cream had a funny taste, too. Dumb move, kid. But the flakes were cool! My mother would have skinned me alive if I had ever done something like that!
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 18, 2021 22:56:57 GMT -5
Miracle whip? Ewwwwwwwww! What mayonnaise would taste like if it was inedible.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 19, 2021 21:53:20 GMT -5
Miracle whip? Ewwwwwwwww! What mayonnaise would taste like if it was inedible. Plain mayonnaise tastes like paste.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 19, 2021 22:30:27 GMT -5
The great Miracle Whip debate aside , the technology to bring these amazing natural phenomenon into focus, so to speak, for us is pretty amazing, too.
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