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Checking out all these gorgeous pics, I remembered a cool saying I have been hearing my whole life: no two snow crystals are alike. I have to admit, I never looked it up. Probably because that sounded so cool, I didn't want to find out whether it was true or not. However, it's time we put this question to rest.

Turns out, the scientific consensus states that the likelihood of two large snow crystals being identical is zero. The probability that two snow crystals (a single ice crystal) or flakes (a snow crystal or multiple snow crystals stuck together) will be exactly alike in molecular structure and in appearance, is very, very minute.

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The Ice Neatly Folded Itself

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Julia Atkinson 3 years ago

And this is how Vienetta is made.

87points

Each winter, about 1 septillion (1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 or a trillion trillion) snow crystals drop from the sky. To go through all of them would be quite an exhausting task. So, people rely on cloud physicists, crystallographers, and meteorologists to explain why there are no two snow crystals alike.

First, we need to keep in mind that not all water molecules are exactly alike. According to this paper in The Library Of Congress, "Water molecules have two hydrogen molecules with one 16O atom. However, not all water molecules will have this arrangement. Some water molecules will have an atom of deuterium in place of one of the hydrogen atoms and some water molecules will have an atom of 18O. Since the molecular makeup of snow crystals varies greatly from one to another, it follows that each snow crystal will be slightly different."

#3

Fresh Snow Over Christmas Lights

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

That's a stunning effect.

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Also, the unique and complex features of snow crystals are very much affected by unstable atmospheric conditions. Snow crystals are sensitive to temperature and will change in shape and design as they fall to the ground and are exposed to weather fluctuations. To have two snow crystals or flakes that went through exactly the same history of development is virtually impossible.

How cool is that? Finally, I can sleep in peace.

#4

Art Only Nature Can Create. My Fence This Morning After A Snowy Night On Terschelling, The Netherlands

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

This is very unique - haunting, even.

58points

#5

This Pattern In The Snow On A Patio Table

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

That's a winter tire hub cap, right? :D

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#6

The Snow Was Very Geometric When I Went Skiing

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

That's beautiful. It looks like a tree ornament.

59points

#7

How My Cat Feels About Snow

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

That is a firm NO.

98points

#8

When Constant Winds And Ice Meet A Fence

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80 Van 3 years ago

It’s snow cubby shelves.

74points

#9

When They Ask If There's Much Wind Where We Live

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Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago

Chevy in a baseball cap!

74points

#10

Yep That's Snow

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Well, I guess I'm not going anywhere today.

86points

#11

The Way The Snow Is Resting On This Handmade Stone Arch

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

Like white fingers holding the rocks in place...

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#12

The Way The Snow Rolled Down On My Windshield

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

That's beautiful

31points

#13

A Perfect Snow Flake Landed On Me After Work

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

It looks so... unique!

36points

#14

Snow At Versailles

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Oh, that's beautiful...

42points

#15

Snow Striped Forest

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Would that not make a beautiful greeting card, print, or wallpaper?

64points

Barbar Stewart 3 years ago

I agree I think it would.

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Faith Nicole 3 years ago

So simple yet beautiful

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Michael Dworkin-Robertson 3 years ago

i vote wallpaper!

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Auktje Kazemier 3 years ago

o leuk als behang.........

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Sue Clasen 3 years ago

White wind!

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sam thecat 3 years ago

Looks like a negative photo. Beautiful

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TexasWoman 3 years ago

Makes me think of The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Carolyn Legg 3 years ago

Nature's art

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Jane W. 3 years ago

Nature does it right.

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CharliAnn Olney 3 years ago

Wonderful canvas print!

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Knight522 3 years ago

just like a painting

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Mark Serbian, PK&RG,W 3 years ago

White is so slimming...

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your mom 3 years ago

*demon slayer op plays*

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Keera Ann Fox 3 years ago

Weirdly pretty!

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Cupcake168 3 years ago

Makes me a little homesick.

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 3 years ago

Trees are awesome.

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#16

Apple Orchard After A Snowfall

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Shalini Pabreja 3 years ago

Don’t need to decorate for Christmas then I guess!

49points

#17

This Stop Sign After A Week Of No Sun

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Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago

Trying to recreate Björk’s Swan Dress?

35points

#18

The Snow Has Settled Only On The Outline Of The Bricks On My Friends Driveway

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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago

Bricks are darker/warmer than cement. Snow melted on bricks.

73points

#19

This Crazy Ice Wave Formation From Snow Slowly Melting Off The Tin Roof Of My Patio

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Christy Smith 3 years ago

Looks like a creepy monster hand sneaking up on someone.

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#20

The Way The Snow Accumulated

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

This is amazingly cartoonish - like an elf village.

101points

#21

The Snow Melted And Slid Down The Wire In A Spiral Form

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varwenea 3 years ago

Looks like the kind of candy you buy at a carnival or confection shop where the candy is made to swirl around a stick.

1point

#22

Snow Rolls Formed By The Wind

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

These replace the hay rolls I usually see in the summer.

50points

#23

The Snowfall On This Train Trestle

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Debi Blackshaw 3 years ago

Beautiful photo, I'd frame this.

51points

#24

Snowballs

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Zoe's Mom 3 years ago

Calvin and Hobbes did this.

113points

#25

The Remains Of Last Winters Snow. Carn Ban Mor, Scotland

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Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago

Beautiful but risky.

36points

#26

Perfectly Melted Ribbon Of Snow

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Pol Macqueron 3 years ago

Salvador Dali likes that

43points

#27

Snow Melted To Form A Moustache On My Car This Morning

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I'manoob! 3 years ago

They grow up so fast...

5points

#28

So It Snowed On The Cabbage Field

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Nick Flower 3 years ago

Sure they're not iceberg lettuce?

3points

#29

This Lone Tree And The Curvy Snow Waves

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E Menendez 3 years ago

Soothing.

22points

#30

Took This Picture Of The Snow Wave On My Roof Today

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Christy Smith 3 years ago

The sky looks like a blanket of snow too.

39points

#31

Unmelted Snow In The Shadows

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276points

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Martha Hubbs 3 years ago

This is awesome!

29points

#32

These Snow Covered Cars In Finland

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272points

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Payton O'Banion 3 years ago

I Love the sky colors and the house colors.

81points

#33

These Cool Snow Swirls On Logs That Look Like Ice Cream

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271points

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Shirley Heyn 3 years ago

Whipped cream on Yule Logs. . .

2points

#34

The Way The Frost Formed On The Screen Around My Deck

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Megan White 3 years ago

Wow. That's cool!

18points

#35

Snow, "Freshly Groomed", Beaver Creek, Colorado

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Brett 3 years ago (edited)

Me going to beaver creek to hope this is still there Edit: never mind it is a 3 hour drive from where I live in Colorado

23points

#36

This Frozen Leaf Carved A Perfect Circle In The Snow

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259points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Dried leaf as a compass.

30points

#37

A Guy In My City Shoveled This Snow Pattern In His Driveway

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255points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

It takes much dedication to achieve that chevron pattern. Mad props to the neighbour.

62points

#38

Perfect Snowfall

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254points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

The big one looks like a flan and the little one looks like a mochi (Japanese dessert).

60points

#39

Snow Is Curling Off This Roof

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252points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

The Persistence of Snow Memory...

30points

#40

The Snow On This Patio Table Looks Like A Pastry Pie

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Is it apple or cherry?

5points

#41

The Snow In My Front Yard Formed Like This. Awesome

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235points

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Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago

Snow dunes.

27points

#42

Christmas Lights Encased In Snow After Today's Snowstorm In Chicago

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233points

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THE DOG LIFE 3 years ago

Pretty!

16points

#43

This Thin Streak Of Snow Across Ohio

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223points

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80 Van 3 years ago

I don’t understand how that happened.

36points

#44

Stacked Slabs Of Snow

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

It's Canada. Par for the course.

37points

#45

This Picture Of Untouched Snow

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213points

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Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago

Anyone else seeing buttocks here as well

56points

#46

Fresh Snow On Frozen Lake

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212points

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Jaclyn 3 years ago

Ah that's the stuff.

15points

#47

The Way This Snow Stayed In Place When The Trunk Was Opened/Closed

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211points

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80 Van 3 years ago

It looks like a James Bond-style shield.

22points

#48

A Japanese Coke Machine In The Snow

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208points

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k1ddkanuck 3 years ago

This should be an ad in a subway station or something.

36points

#49

Some Snow Blew In Through The Crack

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201points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

You definitely need better weather stripping.

94points

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#50

Snow Art Made By Foot

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59points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

By aliens feet, the same aliens making crop circles!

5points

#51

A Little Sampling Of The Local “Sno-Nuts”

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58points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

It gaves me a peeling feeling!

4points

#52

The Way The Ice Froze To This Fence

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57points

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RavenclawQueen 3 years ago

Beehives in the winter!

3points

#53

These Snow Covered Chairs Look Like Mothballs During Winter

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56points

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RavenclawQueen 3 years ago

It looks like Micky Mouse's head.

6points

#54

Icy Snow Bending Off The Fence

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53points

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Martha Hubbs 3 years ago

Very cool!

2points

#55

The Way The Snow Melted

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52points

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RavenclawQueen 3 years ago

It's a snow snake!

1point

#56

Untouched Snow Is Very Satisfying

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49points

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MrsPossum 3 years ago

Whenever I see untouched, perfect snow, i want to jump on it. I'm sorry!!!!!!!!

4points

#57

Snow Roller

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49points

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#58

Today, I Opened My Door To Find Another Door

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48points

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k1ddkanuck 3 years ago

The worst part is, after your done shoveling your way out, you need to get rid of all the snow that spills into your house. Grew up in the snowbelt of Ontario, Canada. I have seen this sort of predicament more than once. Dad was always a trooper about it.

9points

#59

So The Sun Came Out After A Little Snow And Created A Snow Shadow Of These Trees.. Never Seen Anything Like It

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48points

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Martha Hubbs 3 years ago

Again, these snow shadows are unbelievable!

4points

#60

The Sun Melted The Snow Everywhere Except Where The Bikes' Shadows Were

Final score:

47points

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RavenclawQueen 3 years ago

Wow!

3points

#61

Snow Blew Off My Hood In A Cool Icicle Pattern

Final score:

47points

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I'manoob! 3 years ago

Now you're super cool ;)

3points

#62

Train Navigating Through The Canadian Snow

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47points

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Silre 3 years ago

Nope nope nope

4points

#63

When You Wake Up To 40" - 44" Of Snow In One Night

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47points

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UNEXPLAINABLE 3 years ago

It would be so hard for me not to just try and make a “me” in the snow by running into it, or getting on the roof and jumping on to the snow. 🤣

11points

#64

The Snow Coming Off The Roof Of My Garage

Final score:

46points

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GlassHalfWay 3 years ago

Gorgeous backyard view!

7points

#65

I Curled The Snow On The Fence Into A Satisfying Roll

Final score:

46points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

Keep on rolling!

1point

#66

The Snow On My Table Spins Around As It Melts

Final score:

46points

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k1ddkanuck 3 years ago

You should stick a microphone to the underside of the glass and record whatever sound it makes as it slowly spins.

5points

#67

The Way The Snow Formed On Top Of The Bushes Looks Like A Pillow Topper

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46points

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#68

The Way The Snow Rolled Off My Windshield

Final score:

46points

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#69

This Snowball

Final score:

45points

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Pan Narrans 3 years ago

Yes. If you're going to cream somebody you should do it with pride in your work. The perfect snowball for Susie Derkins.

14points

#70

Snow On My Friends Hood, Sliding Off Like A Blanket

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45points

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Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago

Even the car knows to wear a mask.

11points

#71

It Is The Today's Snow Pallet

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45points

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Carmean Armendariz 3 years ago

What are these?

6points

#72

Last Night's Mixture Of Rain And Snow Left A Weird Ice Formation On My Driveway

Final score:

44points

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

That looks insanely slick.

7points

#73

The Way This Leaf Left An Impression In The Snow

Final score:

44points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

You can't get more perfect than that.

4points

#74

The Way The Snow Drifted Under A Tiny Gap In Our Garage Door

Final score:

44points

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Shalini Pabreja 3 years ago

Reminds me of the ocean in Mohana!

6points

#75

The Snow On This Table & Bench

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43points

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IFXO 3 years ago (edited)

snow holding a funeral for itself before it melts

1point

#76

Snow Or Giant Marshmallow?

Final score:

43points

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RavenclawQueen 3 years ago

Marshmallow!

1point

#77

Mildly Interesting Snow On This Fence

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42points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Winter sneksss.

5points

#78

The Way Snow Aligns With This Car

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41points

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Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago

It was caught by the chrome trim.

3points

#79

This Gate's Mark At The Snow

Final score:

41points

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Tabitha L 3 years ago

Looks like The North Face logo.

2points

#80

Snow Pentagonal Dodecahedron

Final score:

40points

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Anubis Jackalium 3 years ago

Maybe they should write numbers on it 1-12 to make it a d12...

7points

#81

This Straight Line Of Snow Between My Garage And Outside

Final score:

40points

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Candace Fitzpatrick 3 years ago

Satisfying

1point

#82

Snowy Christmas Tree

Final score:

40points

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I_am_not_human 3 years ago

Those lights shining through the snow makes it 10 times prettier

3points

#83

The Way This Snow Set On The Bench

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39points

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Phoebe Carter 3 years ago

DNA!!!

8points

#84

A Perfect Snowflake Caught In My Hair This Morning!

Final score:

39points

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Martha Hubbs 3 years ago

That's a big snowflake!

4points

#85

This Freshly Fallen Snow (And I Was The First One From My Whole Village To Test It Out And Hear The Satisfying Crunchy Sound)

Final score:

39points

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Debra Timah 3 years ago

I heard that (- the title)

3points

#86

The Snow Is Sliding Off The Roof Of This Shed In A Mildly Interesting Manner

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37points

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I_am_not_human 3 years ago

ITS RACING ITSELF! :)

1point

#87

The Way The Sunlight Melted The Snow On My Walkway

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37points

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I_am_not_human 3 years ago

Perfect triangle 🤩

0points

#88

The Way The Snow Fell Out Of My Tractor Wheel

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36points

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Dagnirath 3 years ago

Looks more like porcelain than snow!

1point

#89

How The Snow Is Melting Off My Roof

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36points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

I think it's trying to leave inconspicuously.

3points

#90

How The Snow Has Settled In Between These Bricks

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36points

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Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago

Like bishamon armor.

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#91

How This Snow Slid Off The Roof

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35points

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WWE Fan 3 years ago

It’s my new fort!

2points

#92

The Way This Snow Is Peeling Off This Planter

Final score:

35points

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Anubis Jackalium 3 years ago

It seems to me that the snow is also inadvertently cleaning off this planter.

8points

#93

Winter Paradise

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35points

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Anubis Jackalium 3 years ago

What's up with that zigzag? Is that a skier or something?

3points

#94

Fresh Snow On Stairs

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35points

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Sara Rodrigues 3 years ago

This is an accident waiting to happen... or multiple.

2points

#95

My Dad Took This Photo Of "White Shadows" That Appeared When Only The Snow Around The Shadows Melted

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34points

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Anubis Jackalium 3 years ago

This looks like a painting, not a roof.

4points

#96

These Snow Covered Train Tracks

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33points

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I_am_not_human 3 years ago

Ah when the train comes by its gonna mess it up might as well do it now

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#97

My Sister’s Car Left An Imprint In The Snow

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33points

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#98

The Perfect Snowball

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33points

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Jaclyn 3 years ago

That's ice now bro. You're about to ruin someone's whole day.

1point

#99

Snow Art

Final score:

32points

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Megan White 3 years ago

Wow! That's neat.

1point

#100

The Perfect Coating Of Snow On My Car

Final score:

31points

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I'manoob! 3 years ago

DON'T TOUCH IT!!

4points

#101

The Snow Only Stuck To The Road This Morning

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31points

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Sawdust 3 years ago

Wow, normally it's just the opposite.

5points

#102

The Wind Turned The First Layer Of Snow

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31points

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I_am_not_human 3 years ago

Wow!

2points

#103

This Wavy Snow On The Railing

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31points

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I_am_not_human 3 years ago

WAvE

1point

#104

Snow Storm In Binghamton

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31points

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Faith Nicole 3 years ago

Nobody's getting their mail

0points

#105

Snow Slipping Off A Table

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Debra Timah 3 years ago

wearing a *stylish* hat

1point

#106

The Way The Snow Slid Down And Folded Onto Itself

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29points

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Martha Hubbs 3 years ago

Ribbon candy!

3points

#107

The Snow On This Bench

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Faith Nicole 3 years ago

I need to push my face into this snow. Actually that was a "thing" not long ago on Facebook. Find some untouched snow and gently press just your face into it then take a picture and post it. Everytime I've done that, I look like some freak alien. My cheekbones are accented more along with my jawline my nose and shockingly the outline of my eyes. Wish I knew how to post a screenshot here of the photo I just took of doing this last week

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