A group of images showing the amazing sculptures which can be made using just snow/ice.
Thursday, 27 September 2012
More Interesting Snow Facts..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/4434773/Snow-Britain-10-facts-about-snow.html
It is
a myth that Eskimos have 100 different words for 'snow'.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Translations
Research into various translation's of the word Snow, just to show interesting comparisons and similarities to our language, spelling etc.
Presentation Choice
After brief research into 3 of the 16 given topics, I have come to a conclusion to further research the subject of..
SNOW.
Caravans Research
CAMPER VAN
CARAVAN
CARAVAN
GYPSY WAGON
MOTOR HOME
TRAVEL TRAILER
MOTOR HOME
TRAVEL TRAILER
Wikipedia Definition 'A travel trailer or caravan is towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down trailer tents). It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places where none is available. However, in some countries campers are restricted to designated sites for which fees are payable.
Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. They are used principally in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand and are rare elsewhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_trailer
In Britain a traditional Gypsy home is thought to be a daily decorated wooden caravan pulled along by a plodding horse. But in reality caravans have only been used by Gypsies for 150 years. Before then, they walked on foot, used carts to convey their possessions, and slept in tents called 'benders' made out of hazel twigs covered with canvas. Lacking tents, they would sleep beneath the tilt (cover) of the cart.
C A R A V A N I M A G E S
through the ages.
through the ages.
Snow Research
A single snowstorm can drop 40 million tons of snow, carrying the energy equivalent to 120 atom bombs.
The largest piece of ice to fall to earth was an ice block 6 meters (20 ft) across that fell in Scotland on 13 August 1849.
The average snowflake has a top speed of 1.7 metres per second.
Snowboarding Terminology
“POW POW”
[fresh powdered snow, soft, fluffy]
“MASHED POTATOES”
[old dense and heavy snow]
“CHAMPAGNE SNOW”
[lacks moisture, inability to made into snowballs]
“CAULIFLOWER”
[newly made snow, found near the base of snow gun]
“STICKY SNOW”
[heavy wet snow]
“DUST ON CRUST”
[light covering of new snow on top of old hard snow]
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-fascinating-facts-about-snow.php
"You likely have heard that you shouldn't eat yellow snow. It's...well, pee. But don't eat the red snow either. Often called "watermelon snow," it even smells like the fruit. But it's colour comes from a species of pigmented algae that grows in ice. Red snow may taste great, but stay close to a toilet for a day or so."
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