So yesterday a weather phenomenon appeared that I've never seen before in my 29 years on this earth. My dad, 65, has also never seen them.
(http://i.imgur.com/wpqJ69e.jpg)
SNOW ROLLERS! Apparently these little fellas appear very rarely. When the snow consistency is just right (very light but with a little ice and perfect packing consistency) and winds get very high, pieces of snow roll THEMSELVES and gather along the ground, rolling these little hollow snowman logs! They appeared all over central Ohio and western Pennsylvania yesterday. The above picture is out my window - you can see the path it took, starting hopping with a piece of ice and picking up more as it started to roll!
Here's a close up (not my pic, it's too friggen cold to go outside lol)
(http://imgur.com/5iRbEIG.jpg)
Pretty neat! In open areas, like the golf courses, they are everywhere, by the hundreds!
Mmmmm snow doughnuts
Haha not gonna lie, this post made my day better. It's just nice knowing that snow rollers exist...idk why.
uuugh... cant winter just be over... oh yea hi.. been a while : /
What's snow?
Quote from: Almosteric on January 28, 2014, 06:38:04 PM
Quote from: Ertai on January 28, 2014, 06:21:09 PM
What's snow?
mawahhha!
Living in Arizona is wonderful. A beautiful 75 degrees.
It has it's advantages. Oh and the hiking the mountains are amazing!
That's so cool!
Quote from: Ertai on January 28, 2014, 07:10:52 PM
Quote from: Almosteric on January 28, 2014, 06:38:04 PM
Quote from: Ertai on January 28, 2014, 06:21:09 PM
What's snow?
mawahhha!
Living in Arizona is wonderful. A beautiful 75 degrees.
It has it's advantages. Oh and the hiking the mountains are amazing!
except for the 2 months its 115 + and you cant go outside with out A/C!
I would much rather have heat than cold!!
flagstsaff AZ get a LOT of snow!
Man that's where my snow tire went.
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on January 28, 2014, 07:13:09 PM
That's so cool!
I c wut u did thar
On topic: it doesn't snow often enough in North Carolina for me to ever see these. They're pretty neat. But I hate snow. =<
Quote from: Ertai on January 28, 2014, 07:20:17 PM
I would much rather have heat than cold!!
You crazy son, 100+ degrees, you can only take off so much clothing. However, below 0 just means add a couple of layers. Worst case scenario is, *a Christmas story* "I can't put my arms down!!!"
You'll shoot your eye out, kid!
...
Ok, I'll go back to my corner...
Holy crap, Georgia is FUBAR! Atlanta is frozen with a record 4.2 inches of snow, and down here we have 1.5 inches, which is crazy because I haven't seen snow in years... Whatever belief I may have had in global warming... It's gone. :P and snow rollers look cool, wish we had some.
Quote from: Anoobass on January 29, 2014, 02:12:08 AM
Quote from: Ertai on January 28, 2014, 07:20:17 PM
I would much rather have heat than cold!!
You crazy son, 100+ degrees, you can only take off so much clothing. However, below 0 just means add a couple of layers. Worst case scenario is, *a Christmas story* "I can't put my arms down!!!"
So cliche. It's not that bad when it's dry heat. I mean I'm not outside in the sub for hours but it's bearable.
You posted the pictures I asked for! OMG that's so cool!!!!
A yellow submarine.
We all live in the yellow submarine.
Is a warm gun.
And a cold beer.
These snow rollers shoul be a magic the gathering creature!
Quote from: Birdbrain on January 29, 2014, 09:24:40 PM
These snow rollers shoul be a magic the gathering creature!
Winter version of {Dust Elemental}
Quote from: LadyGrixis on January 29, 2014, 02:13:59 PM
You posted the pictures I asked for! OMG that's so cool!!!!
Yup! They're still everywhere :P no new ones though, the wind has calmed down. Still bitter frigid cold out there.
GORZO DEMANDS ALL OF THE BLANKETS. IMMEDIATELY!
Quote from: Vileo on January 29, 2014, 02:03:13 AM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on January 28, 2014, 07:13:09 PM
That's so cool!
I c wut u did thar
On topic: it doesn't snow often enough in North Carolina for me to ever see these. They're pretty neat. But I hate snow. =<
We got a 1/4 inch here at camp Lejeune... And everything is closed down