arstechnica.com— Scientists have found that bacteria play an important role in snow formation. Next time you have to shovel your ride out of a snowdrift, blame Pseudomonas syringae.
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Actually what it would do here is kill the bacteria and damage its structure, which made it act as a worse catalyst for ice formation, if you read the article.
Yeah but shouldn't it be obvious at that temperature? I'm no chemist, but it seems very unlikely that any process, natural or artificial, should prevent a bacteria-sized sample of H2O from sublimating faster than foreign support for an American war.
Closed AccountMar 3, 2008
Sticking your tongue on a frozen metal pole is funnier.
beanteddymagicMar 3, 2008
Educational video about bacteria:<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLeNU3RIm4o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLeNU3RIm4o</a>
greyiceMar 3, 2008
Actually what it would do here is kill the bacteria and damage its structure, which made it act as a worse catalyst for ice formation, if you read the article.
epicselektaMar 3, 2008
Yeah but shouldn't it be obvious at that temperature? I'm no chemist, but it seems very unlikely that any process, natural or artificial, should prevent a bacteria-sized sample of H2O from sublimating faster than foreign support for an American war.
Closed AccountMar 3, 2008
All the years and all the kids who've ever eaten freshly fallen white snow!
moneyswearsMar 8, 2008
So then snow is kind of like the Earth's pus...