Snow and Popcorn

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09 Mar 2008, 5:59 pm

I've always wondered what makes snow so very different than ice, and I think I've figured it out at long last. My theory is that snow is to ice what popcorn is to unpopped corn. Somehow way up in the sky the ice pops into a fluffy white cluster rather than dense hard hail stones.

I know I'm wrong, but this does make a good theory, right? :lol:

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09 Mar 2008, 6:18 pm

It is a good theory to make me lolirl. Well done.

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09 Mar 2008, 6:35 pm

Psychlone wrote:

Better then the scienfical theories out there - they ruin creativity!

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09 Mar 2008, 9:42 pm

Psychlone wrote:

Right-it's not literally accurate-but it's an enlightening & symbolically useful metaphor. Neato.

The notion of expansion, unfurling/unfolding of a compact dense body (be it corn kernel or ice pellet) into material that displays fuller (in both size & detail) expression of variety. Makes sense to me, when I think about it. Enjoy instances of conceptualizing relationships (compare & contrast) between things in uncommon/unconventional ways.

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