Ever seen a natural snow donut?

wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
edited March 25, 2007 in Wildlife
Amazing but true: this thing is natural, not man-made.

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I'm showing the photo, because the person who took it was on the government payroll at the time, which means the image is in the public domain. His name is Mike Stanford.

He says: "It's formed by a clump of snow falling off of a cliff or a tree into the snow pack. And if the conditions and temperature are just right, as gravity takes over, it pulls the snow down, and it rolls back on itself," Stanford says. "Usually the center collapses and it creates what we call a pinwheel."

Pretty darn cool.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2007
    Wrong...its formed by hoop snakes that roll onto loose snow.

    Pretty amazing though.
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2007
    gus wrote:
    Wrong...its formed by hoop snakes that roll onto loose snow.

    Pretty amazing though.

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2007
    That's awsome. Great capture. However, i think kids were playing a prank on the photographer, these are tires from a Ford truck that stuck in the snow!! rolleyes1.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2007
    I need to see it to believe it.......only kidding if he say's it's natural, it's natural. clap.gifclap.gif
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,268 moderator
    edited March 24, 2007
    wxwax wrote:
    Amazing but true: this thing is natural, not man-made.

    More evidence of global warming. ne_nau.gif
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  • allensfotoallensfoto Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited March 24, 2007
    thats to cool ..
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2007
    wxwax wrote:
    I'm showing the photo, because the person who took it was on the government payroll at the time, which means the image is in the public domain. His name is Mike Stanford.

    Now wait a minute. Before I retired 3 years ago most of the shots I took were while I was on the government payroll (I had to fill the time in some how).


    Fascinating shot however. Now a coffee roll would really be impressive. :lol
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2007
    alright.....I didn't believe ya....but ...I just watched a news report on the internet with this same photo...and they said it is truene_nau.gif

    my head!!:splat
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    alright.....I didn't believe ya....but ...I just watched a news report on the internet with this same photo...and they said it is truene_nau.gif

    my head!!:splat
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