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How long does it take a snowflake to fall ?

BigAl

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I admitt it . I have been drinkin and I am watching it snow and I am bored . Big flakes and small flakes . I just asked the wife how long a snowflake is airboure before it hits the ground and she had no idea . A Minute? An Hour ?

This really has me wondering ??:unsure:
 
ki0ho

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How about you go up and follow one down and time it!!!!!!!!:brows:....and then let us know
See if you can check out this no two alike thing.......looks like sooner or later he would run out of patterns!!!!!!!!!
 
BigAl

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ki0ho said:
How about you go up and follow one down and time it!!!!!!!!:brows:....and then let us know
See if you can check out this no two alike thing.......looks like sooner or later he would run out of patterns!!!!!!!!!
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Great ! I try to be serious and you guys blow me off !!! Man I need to know this . I will not sleep tonight without a serious answer . :unsure::w00t2:
 
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They haven't moved NASA to East Texas but I'll give you the answer ... to many variables to come to a definite or definitive answer.

Have another couple of Dr Rums and it won't seem all that importany any more. :yum:
 
BigAl

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EastTexFrank said:
They haven't moved NASA to East Texas but I'll give you the answer ... to many variables to come to a definite or definitive answer.

Have another couple of Dr Rums and it won't seem all that importany any more. :yum:
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Ok .... Since all I have gotten is smart ass replies I decided to do my own experiment . I got out my 7mm with my 3-9 Nikon scope and zeroed in on one fat snowflake . It came floating down ...... but then I saw another that peeked my interest . Now I am dizzy and still do not have my answer .
 
Jim_S

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BigAl said:
I got out my 7mm with my 3-9 Nikon scope and zeroed in on one fat snowflake . It came floating down ...... but then I saw another that peeked my interest.
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There's your problem. Unless the caliber matches the snowflake you won't get a valid number. In Idaho most snowflakes are 35 Remington sized. Also, you need to set the scope at 4X.

Jim
 
FrancSevin

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What an absolute waste of your time and money.. STOP IT!:hammer:


There are government grants for this sort of thing.

Get busy fillin' out forms.:brows:
 
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EastTexFrank

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Now there's a thought. It could be worth millions in research grants. Oh shit, that's my tax dollars. Piss off Al, go to Panama and don't even trouble your mind with such nonsense.
 
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Al, after careful thought there are numerous factors that will all effect the time needed. First and foremost from what altitude are the flakes coming from? If it is a low hanging dense cloud like your farts it will obviously require less time. All the wetness will accelerate the rate of decent much the same as your wet sharts do when they soil your undies. Third, just like the girls all say "size does matter". A large light weight flake falling from a higher altitude could easily take minutes to reach the ground. Give us a better idea of the factors influencing these vital calculations.:whistling:
 
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