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What do you know about snow? It's white, sweet and made of the same snowflakes, right? Except that it is not white, it can be really difficult and there are no fully identical snowflakes! Surprised? Here are some additional facts that will take you.

1. Years of research showed that there are no identical snowflakes in the world! Simply imagine, there are not two completely identical snowflakes around the world! All snowflakes and crystals are unique and form their own unique combinations. The Japanese scientist Nakaya Ukitiro said once the snow is "a letter from the sky written in secret hieroglyphs". Who knows, there could be a message sent by extraterrestrials in your garden ...

2. Eskimos use 24 words to describe the snow in its different states. The Saami to identify and describe the snow in all its possible shapes use 41 words! They are just crazy about snow, is not it?

3. When the snowflakes fall into the water, they "sing", in other words, they create a very high imperceptible sound in the human ear, but, according to the experts, is extremely unpleasant for the fish. Poor fish, it must be difficult to hear that irritating sounds three months in a row.

4. The fact, but more than half of the earth's population has never seen the true snow! Thank God, we have television.

5. According to experts, snowflakes are the accumulation of small ice crystals. Most snowflakes are not greater than 0.39 inch wide. The largest snowflake in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, fell on a ranch in Fort Keogh, Montana in January 1887. The breeder measured it and saw that it had a diameter of 15 inches, This is the size of a flying disc for Frisbee.

6. Many people think that the snow is white. Believe it or not, the snow is actually colorless! Surprised? Here is the thing. According to the informational center on the condition of the snow and the ice (YEP, there is such a center), the complex structure of snow crystals is converted into countless tiny surfaces from which the light is Thoughtful. Of course, snow has some color after falling to the ground. If the air is full of dust, impurities or sand, it can be considered a pink, brunette, orange or red fall.

7. There is also snow on the other planets. There are wild temperature fluctuations on Mars. If you were standing on the Martian equator, you could escape your shoes, but you would always need a hat. The reason is that the temperature at your feet is equal to 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and chest, it is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. That's why you could see the snow on your shoulders, which would disappear before it happened to your fingers. This snow is not formed of drops of water. It is frozen carbon dioxide. These crystals fall like a mist. The dry particles and powder do not stick together in a snowball. The snow also falls on Venus and it is still much bizarre than the Martian. It consists of water or carbon dioxide. The Venusian snow is metal.

8. Why are snow crunches walking? The main reason - the crystals break. The crunch depends on the temperature of the snow. The lower it is - the strongest sound. By the way, a crunch snow similar to a squeak can be obtained by compressing mixed salt and sugar. Previously, this method was often used when shooting movies. Once the wife of the French king Louis XIV Madam Mrs. Maintenon due to the reason of his wife decided to hang out in the middle of the summer. The next morning, she organized kilometers from the "snow" road in salt and sugar on the roads of Versailles.

9. In the extreme north, the snow is so difficult that if you throw an ax on the snow, it will ring as if it were hit with something iron ....