2/2/2006: Record snowman

Undertoad · 02-02-2006, 11:06 AM

This is today's Earth Science Pic of the Day, although it really references something that happened in 1999. I had not seen this before so... you know the drill.

The ESPoD says This king sized snowman was made during the winter of 1999 in Bethel, Maine. It's 113 feet tall (34.5 m), weights approximately 9 million pounds and has entire fir trees for arms!

It also points out that they had to build it in a layer cake fashion, inside a metal frame, but it's solid, not hollow. And they say it didn't completely melt away until June 10.

I want one!

02-02-2006, 11:06 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/2/2006: Record snowman This is today's Earth Science Pic of the Day, although it really references something that happened in 1999. I had not seen this before so... you know the drill. The ESPoD says This king sized snowman was made during the winter of 1999 in Bethel, Maine. It's 113 feet tall (34.5 m), weights approximately 9 million pounds and has entire fir trees for arms! It also points out that they had to build it in a layer cake fashion, inside a metal frame, but it's solid, not hollow. And they say it didn't completely melt away until June 10. I want one!

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