• Rare self-rolling giant snow balls found in UK
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They may look like winter's answer to crop circles, but these mysterious snow rolls are in fact a rare natural phenomenon usually found only in the world's most remote and frozen regions. [img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01555/snow1forweb_1555773c.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/6950788/Snow-stories-rare-self-rolling-snow-balls-found-in-UK.html[/url] interesting
'snow rolls' sounds like some pastry product filled with cream
i couldn't make one that big if i tried
I want to jump onto one.
Awesome. When the snow gets sticky enough, that's how I make my snowmen.
They look like hay bales covered in snow.
It's hollow! but it also looks like it would just fall apart if you touched it.
We are going to need more carrots
How big is it in that picture? It's hard to get a frame of reference even in the picture with the hills in the back. About the size of a bale of hay?
[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;19552158]'snow rolls' sounds like some pastry product filled with cream[/QUOTE] Mmmm, snow rolls... But on the supranatural side of the post, what strange combination of natural forces could create these strange snow formations, rolled up so intricately as if it were turf?
[QUOTE=Rasrap Smurf;19554604]How big is it in that picture? It's hard to get a frame of reference even in the picture with the hills in the back. About the size of a bale of hay?[/QUOTE] I agree, they doesn't look very "giant" to me, but I could be completly wrong, I don't really know...
maybe they attack humens
I guess this is a phenomenon similar to sailing stones.
we had these in ohio a while back, I fucking freaked out
Looks like a big piece of penne
Mind, blown.
the government is lying to you fools it's the aliens again
i have never heard of these before
I wish giant snowballs would appear where I am.
how do they get started and stay together if they're hollow? D:
[QUOTE=Lucinice;19559621]I wish giant snowballs would appear where I am.[/QUOTE] so do i
[quote]"They start off with nice thick layer of snow, with the top snow just on the point of melting either because of general temperature or sunshine on the surface," he said. "The top snow layer becomes a bit sticky, and you then need a fairly strong wind. The sticky layer can be peeled off the colder and more powdery snow underneath by the wind forming a roll. In the first picture you can see some of the powdery stuff sticking to the lower outside surface of the roll. I suppose it is a natural version of making a snowman." After being formed, the rolls eventually become too large and heavy for the wind to move, or are halted by rising ground or a tuft of vegetation. They are often hollow because the weak inner layers which form first can easily be blown away, and the fragile formations can collapse in the slightest change of temperature or gust of wind. Liz Bentley, of the Royal Meteorological Society, said despite their rarity in the UK, there is a chance of more snow rolls appearing over the next few days. "These rolls are unusual here because we don't tend to have major snow events like the one we're experiencing now. They happen with the combination of lying snow and high wind speeds, mostly in North America and Northern Europe, and they can be as small as a tennis ball or they can be as large as two feet across – depending on how strong the wind is and how smooth the surface of the snow is," she said. "There are quite strong winds predicted this weekend as well as more snow, so if people keep a look out they might see a few more of these appearing around the country over the next few days."[/quote]
[QUOTE=tanthreecle;19552192]i couldn't make one that big if i tried[/QUOTE] I made one that big when I was 10. It just requires a bit of time and effort.
[QUOTE=:smug:;19560025]I made one that big when I was 10. It just requires a bit of time and effort.[/QUOTE] At my school we made one that was about 3 metres high.
I wish my blunts were like these snowballs.
I've seen these before. They form on lakes sometimes.
That looks awesome
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