We are used to tossing the snow around and building giant genitals snowmen out of it. But let's switch things up—let's take a second and admire it. After all, there are only so many white days in a year. Assuming you aren't living too far from the equator and too high above sea level, of course.
Bored Panda compiled a list of (oddly) satisfying photos to show you that snow and ice can soothe your soul more than you ever thought, so continue scrolling and let your problems drift away into the vast, cold distance until you forget them completely. At least for a few minutes.
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Snow Clinging On To The Branches Of A Tree, Finland
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.
The Ice Neatly Folded Itself
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."
Fresh Snow Over Christmas Lights
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.
Art Only Nature Can Create. My Fence This Morning After A Snowy Night On Terschelling, The Netherlands
This Pattern In The Snow On A Patio Table
The Snow Was Very Geometric When I Went Skiing
How My Cat Feels About Snow
When Constant Winds And Ice Meet A Fence
When They Ask If There's Much Wind Where We Live
Yep That's Snow
The Way The Snow Is Resting On This Handmade Stone Arch
The Way The Snow Rolled Down On My Windshield
A Perfect Snow Flake Landed On Me After Work
Snow At Versailles
Snow Striped Forest
Apple Orchard After A Snowfall
This Stop Sign After A Week Of No Sun
The Snow Has Settled Only On The Outline Of The Bricks On My Friends Driveway
This Crazy Ice Wave Formation From Snow Slowly Melting Off The Tin Roof Of My Patio
The Way The Snow Accumulated
The Snow Melted And Slid Down The Wire In A Spiral Form
Snow Rolls Formed By The Wind
The Snowfall On This Train Trestle
Snowballs
The Remains Of Last Winters Snow. Carn Ban Mor, Scotland
Perfectly Melted Ribbon Of Snow
Snow Melted To Form A Moustache On My Car This Morning
So It Snowed On The Cabbage Field
This reminds me of one of those mattress adds where they show the supportive layer at the bottom with bumps like these.
This Lone Tree And The Curvy Snow Waves
Took This Picture Of The Snow Wave On My Roof Today
Unmelted Snow In The Shadows
These Snow Covered Cars In Finland
These Cool Snow Swirls On Logs That Look Like Ice Cream
The Way The Frost Formed On The Screen Around My Deck
Snow, "Freshly Groomed", Beaver Creek, Colorado
This Frozen Leaf Carved A Perfect Circle In The Snow
A Guy In My City Shoveled This Snow Pattern In His Driveway
Perfect Snowfall
Snow Is Curling Off This Roof
The Snow On This Patio Table Looks Like A Pastry Pie
The Snow In My Front Yard Formed Like This. Awesome
Christmas Lights Encased In Snow After Today's Snowstorm In Chicago
This Thin Streak Of Snow Across Ohio
Stacked Slabs Of Snow
This Picture Of Untouched Snow
Fresh Snow On Frozen Lake
The Way This Snow Stayed In Place When The Trunk Was Opened/Closed
A Japanese Coke Machine In The Snow
Some Snow Blew In Through The Crack
Snow Art Made By Foot
A Little Sampling Of The Local “Sno-Nuts”
The Way The Ice Froze To This Fence
These Snow Covered Chairs Look Like Mothballs During Winter
Icy Snow Bending Off The Fence
The Way The Snow Melted
Untouched Snow Is Very Satisfying
Snow Roller
Today, I Opened My Door To Find Another Door
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.
So The Sun Came Out After A Little Snow And Created A Snow Shadow Of These Trees.. Never Seen Anything Like It
The Sun Melted The Snow Everywhere Except Where The Bikes' Shadows Were
Snow Blew Off My Hood In A Cool Icicle Pattern
Train Navigating Through The Canadian Snow
When You Wake Up To 40" - 44" Of Snow In One Night
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. 🤣
The Snow Coming Off The Roof Of My Garage
I Curled The Snow On The Fence Into A Satisfying Roll
The Snow On My Table Spins Around As It Melts
You should stick a microphone to the underside of the glass and record whatever sound it makes as it slowly spins.
The Way The Snow Formed On Top Of The Bushes Looks Like A Pillow Topper
The Way The Snow Rolled Off My Windshield
This Snowball
Yes. If you're going to cream somebody you should do it with pride in your work. The perfect snowball for Susie Derkins.
Snow On My Friends Hood, Sliding Off Like A Blanket
It Is The Today's Snow Pallet
Last Night's Mixture Of Rain And Snow Left A Weird Ice Formation On My Driveway
The Way This Leaf Left An Impression In The Snow
The Way The Snow Drifted Under A Tiny Gap In Our Garage Door
The Snow On This Table & Bench
Snow Or Giant Marshmallow?
The Way Snow Aligns With This Car
This Gate's Mark At The Snow
Snow Pentagonal Dodecahedron
This Straight Line Of Snow Between My Garage And Outside
Snowy Christmas Tree
The Way This Snow Set On The Bench
A Perfect Snowflake Caught In My Hair This Morning!
This Freshly Fallen Snow (And I Was The First One From My Whole Village To Test It Out And Hear The Satisfying Crunchy Sound)
The Snow Is Sliding Off The Roof Of This Shed In A Mildly Interesting Manner
The Way The Sunlight Melted The Snow On My Walkway
The Way The Snow Fell Out Of My Tractor Wheel
How The Snow Is Melting Off My Roof
How The Snow Has Settled In Between These Bricks
How This Snow Slid Off The Roof
The Way This Snow Is Peeling Off This Planter
It seems to me that the snow is also inadvertently cleaning off this planter.
Winter Paradise
Fresh Snow On Stairs
My Dad Took This Photo Of "White Shadows" That Appeared When Only The Snow Around The Shadows Melted
These Snow Covered Train Tracks
Ah when the train comes by its gonna mess it up might as well do it now
My Sister’s Car Left An Imprint In The Snow
The Perfect Snowball
Snow Art
The Perfect Coating Of Snow On My Car
The Snow Only Stuck To The Road This Morning
The Wind Turned The First Layer Of Snow
This Wavy Snow On The Railing
Snow Storm In Binghamton
Snow Slipping Off A Table
The Way The Snow Slid Down And Folded Onto Itself
The Snow On This Bench
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
The Rails Of This Fence Prevent Snow From Melting But The Posts Do Not
This Snow Sliding Off My Neighbor's Car
Love The Pattern Forming On My Pergola Outside On This Snow Day
Snow Art
This Just Fallen Snow In Michigan
Snow Slid Off My Car And Rolled Itself Into A Neat Little Roll
Snow Hanging From Our Pergola
A Single Solar Panel Lost Its Snow
How Evenly The Snow Fell
Perfection
Forget Shoveling. Just Roll Up The Snow
It's So Cold That The Steam From The Sewer Grate Turns Into Snow
The Nails On My Back Porch Melted The Snow In Little Orderly Lines
The Nor'easter Made My Fence Into Half Full Wine Glasses
First Good Snow With No Tracks Yet
Circular Driveway. If You Have To Shovel, You May As Well Enjoy It! I Admit To Getting A Little Dizzy Making These Swirls
The Snow Melting On My Table Resembles The Clocks From Dalí's 'The Persistence Of Memory'
Snow Melt On A Roof
Snow Peeling Off My Bobcat Tire
The Snow On My Fence This Morning
Found Some Freshly Fallen, Yet To Be Stepped On Snow This Morning
Upside Down Snow Wave
Snow Fell Perfectly Out Of The Tread Of My Shoe
Snowing From West
The Way This Snow Bends But Still Holds The Weight Of The Snow
The Snow Caught In My Boot's Sole Fell Out Perfectly
It Snowed Today And The Snow Spiraled On Top Of The Rail
Heated Concrete Melting Snow
Snow Patterns
The Shade Left Near Perfect Outlines In The Snow
The Snow Rolled Off This Car Perfectly
Only Half Of My Backyard Got Snow
In The Early Morning
The Sun's Perspective Of My Roof
The Wind Shifted The Snow On Top Of This Street Lamp
The Snow Fell Off Of This Car And Looks Like A Blanket
Design Left After A Snow Storm
This Snow Cover That Looks Like A Sheet
Snow On My Car Windshield Rolled Itself Up
The Snow Only Melted In The Sun
The Perfect Snowball
Interesting Divide In The Snow Outside My Dorm Today
One Of The Few Reasons I Can Tolerate Winter
The Way The Snow Rests On These Tables
This Courtyard At My University Is Locked, Meaning The Snow Is Always Untouched
I can't be the only one who just sees a bunch of twinkies, right?
I am fully ready to hibernate and only go out in Spring now. Beautiful pictures all of them, but far too cold for me.
With several of these you really understand the term "blanket" of snow.
This is the funniest page i have ever seen, I laughed so hard at some of these, like the doors of snow.
geweldig al die momenten van sneeuw en hoe de natuur er mee om kan gaan...........
An ice storm hit OKC out of absolute no where in early October. Did a ton of damage because all the trees still had leaves and the weight of the ice on the branches and leaves took down whole trees, Even the flowers were still blooming. 123138229_...fc3b8c.jpg
I am fully ready to hibernate and only go out in Spring now. Beautiful pictures all of them, but far too cold for me.
With several of these you really understand the term "blanket" of snow.
This is the funniest page i have ever seen, I laughed so hard at some of these, like the doors of snow.
geweldig al die momenten van sneeuw en hoe de natuur er mee om kan gaan...........
An ice storm hit OKC out of absolute no where in early October. Did a ton of damage because all the trees still had leaves and the weight of the ice on the branches and leaves took down whole trees, Even the flowers were still blooming. 123138229_...fc3b8c.jpg