6 Surprising Secrets About Snow | SciShow Compilation

Have you ever wondered if there's more to snow than meets the eye? Why are snowflakes so intricate, and why are no two alike? Join us for a wintery new episode of SciShow all about the mysteries of snow!
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[@Xelee1]

No matter how old I get, or how much science I learn, I still find snow magical! 💚

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

The more I learn the more magical everything is to me, it's the whole reason I love to learn how everything fits together. Everything is so intertwined you can use scientific knowledge to draw a connecting line between any two things in the universe, like plant disease and precipitation patterns. Never understood people who think scientific explanations diminish that sense of amazement and wonder. Knowing how the tree grows makes it more miraculous, not less.

[@mrhydrogen7459]

The more I learn about snow, the more I like it

[@PMickeyDee]

No matter how old I get or how much science I learn, I still suspect snow dwellers are magicians 🤣

[@loramorganminer7251]

that is an awesome way to think of it. We are all just snow flakes. I will never melt! 🥶

[@justinhicks306]

- Elsa

[@lisaheisey6168]

Snow instantly makes me happy! We once got 3 ft. of snow, in one day. My mom loved telling people, how I didn't sleep or stop smiling for 3 straight days. Even in the middle of the night, I was out playing in the snow with my dogs. Lol.

[@terracotta6294]

Snow kills germs But winter is known for depressing people. The 12days of Christmas was actually a festivity CREATED by the British to offset the winter blahs.

[@lisaheisey6168]

@@terracotta6294 It's always been the opposite for me, with spring and summer being depressing. But, autumn and winter making me feel happy. It's the same for my mom, aunt, & grandmother too. Maybe it's in our blood. Lol.

[@johnnyrepine937]

@@lisaheisey6168 could allergies have played a part?

[@lisaheisey6168]

@@johnnyrepine937 No. I have no allergies, other than to one medication and one brand of perfume. My mom, aunt, and grandmother don't have allergies either, other than my mom's allergy to relish. No seasonal or plant allergies at all.

[@EmilyJelassi]

I remember driving in a blizzard when I was in college in NH. What startled me was the lightning that happened during the blizzard.. made the entire sky light up blue like it was the middle of the afternoon. I'd never experienced that before and I'll never forget it. I absolutely love snow and am usually the only one who's excited about snow. It makes me so happy ❄😊❤❄

[@richardbidinger2577]

This is probably how plants took over the world. I've seen thundersnow once. I was with a few other people when it happened and all of us were so surprised, it's all we talked about for about two weeks. It was just so strange, none of us had any idea it was possible. Very cool to see.

[@TheRegisteredNerd]

I live in Michigan where it's a good environment for it and it still never ceases to surprise me that it can happen!

[@icarusbinns3156]

It happens fairly often around Denver. Surprised the heck out of our Australian exchange student. Me, sis, and B were sitting in the living room, quietly reading (she joined in with the reading pretty fast) and in the middle of this comfortable silence, a window-rattling BA-BOOM of thunder shows up. B looked up, “What the hell was THAT??” And sis, very calmly, “Oh, just thundersnow. Pretty loud, too.” And it was only that one clap

[@MarieDomander]

Ones again, thanks for these videos. They are so good! And extremely interesting!

[@0neAutumnLeaf]

Hexagons are the bestagons

[@kimbratton9620]

A perfect Christmas video!! Merry Christmas!!

[@acwhit1593]

I love snow. So long as I don't have to go to work.

[@twocvbloke]

I remember the thundersnow segment from the earlier video, and commented on how it happens where I live sometimes when the snow gets hefty, quite eerie cos it's somewhat muffled with the sound being insulated by the snowflakes...

[@juliestevens6931]

I remember the first time my family discovered there was such a thing as a thunder snow. It was after we moved from Texas to Virginia. We had been here for probably 10 years before we heard our first one. I think I have heard maybe 5 total in the 50+ years we have lived in this area.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

I ask around: Want some science youtuber to check out? Or in other words: Want some recommendations from a fellow science-fan?

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@@loturzelrestaurant sure, whatcha got? I probably follow most of them, already, but you might give me a new one or two!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@MaryAnnNytowl Cool. Check out Tier Zoo, Oversimplified, Sci Man Dan, Joe Scott and Veritasium and then come back to me to tell me how you liked them and to tell me if you want more. Cause trust me: I gooot more.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@MaryAnnNytowl HBomberguy is the only youtuber i ever knew though who has no bad video on his whole channel. He's special8ized (like Tier Zoo is) on 'rare-but-epic-uploads', but he does it like no other, tbh.

[@nikkitronic80]

Perfect! It's dumping snow outside my window rn! 24 hours ago it would have been a white Christmas, which is rare for us here in western Washington, but I'm still quite pleased with a day after white Christmas. No matter what age I am, I still get excited and happy when it snows. There's just something magical about it. Happy snow day! ❄️

[@katiehettinger7857]

Hi neighbor, Feeling the same in Oregon.

[@cantaloupix9753]

This morning I vowed to never even mention snow again, after having to vacuum out a car full of it. I might've changed my mind after seeing this~

[@jnmsks6052]

As a person from Michigan, when I think of dunes, I think of the Lake Michigan shoreline. There are multiple areas where there are dunes along the lake. One city was even buried by sand dunes that formed because people cut too many trees near the shoreline, so the sand was free to flow with the wind.

[@alnabulsi313]

Shoutout fellow Michigander! What city got buried by dunes? I'm not originally from here so I missed lots of local history 🤣 hope you're staying warm!

[@jnmsks6052]

@@alnabulsi313 Singapore!

[@jnmsks6052]

@@alnabulsi313 The lost city of Singapore, MI is very close to Saugatuck.

[@awaredeshmukh3202]

After six years in Chicago I think of the Indiana Dunes, also in Lake Michigan!

[@azilbean]

Probably because I live in Georgia, and snow is very rare, I think snow is magical. I'm always the 1st one to see it, get everyone dressed and ready to play in it, and the last one to come inside.

[@stevenperry9762]

Almost a white Christmas on the Oregon coast, maybe next year. Stay safe everyone.

[@emberandfriendsanimations2454]

I wish it would snow here in Texas, currently it is 79° outside and earlier it was 81°

[@justinweatherford8129]

Wow, I just saw a Facebook post asking people not to wish Texans a white Christmas, because Texans can't even drive in a half inch of snow. Lol

[@semaj_5022]

Damn, and I was annoyed with our 70°F here in Kentucky. That's even worse. I want snow on Christmas at least just one more time

[@emberandfriendsanimations2454]

@@Midjourney_Magic I know it’s not going to snow at that temp, I just wish it would get cold enough here to have a decent snow on Christmas once in my life

[@justinweatherford8129]

@@emberandfriendsanimations2454 with the climate going the way it has, pretty soon you might have to travel to one of the poles in order to have snow on Christmas.

[@highliving-animatedvideos5831]

#winteriscoming squad unite

[@semaj_5022]

Ahh, snow. The thing we used to get on Christmas. Got up to 70F today, beating the record high for Christmas of 69F set in...2019. Dammit I miss the snow!

[@peggedyourdad9560]

Similar situation up north, at least I’ll get it in April lol. I wonder if future generations will even know what snow is? Gotta love global warming 👍

[@TheOriginalBubster]

Merry Christmas to everyone at scishow

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Ooohhh... you covered thundersnow, too? Oh, wow - being in one is one of the most amazing, cool feelings ever! It's about as amazing as being in a total solar eclipse, I think! 🤔 😎

[@peonni8094]

Merry Christmas!! 🎄

[@cvp5882]

I live in Edmonton, Alberta and I have seen a winter thunderstorm. I thought I was losing my mind when I seen lightning in a snow storm in the middle of January. Sure doesn't happen year, but I was there to see that one.

[@kerinholmstrom250]

I've seen the dunes, they are amazing! I'm from (northern) Saskatchewan! 😁🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦

[@munachimsonwugo7138]

Sci show is literally the best science show. The name is fitting

[@boundbythecurve]

Snowflakes are in hexagon shapes because hexagons are the bestagons.

[@Futurebound_jpg]

Perfect timing. We’ve had ridiculous amounts of snow here in the past month

[@Golden_SnowFlake]

Love this video.

[@laylahame]

this reminds me of Veritasium's video on snowflakes

[@rockingthemike]

in ottawa, canada we just had a snowstorm about a week ago that included lightning and a couple of booms!

[@llYossarian]

6:34 - Whoa! I lived in Bozeman then and I remember at least one of those hailstorms and it was one of the most intense weather events I've ever been in. The wind was _so_ strong and so _lateral_ that in a lot of places after the storm if you looked west everything was mostly normal but of you looked east there were tons of broken windows and any buildings with vinyl siding were peppered with scores of holes the size of baseballs. The day after, the cover of the -Gazette- Chronicle had a picture of margaritas someone had made with the hailstones.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

I ask around: Want some science youtuber to check out? Or in other words: Want some recommendations from a fellow science-fan?

[@TheChrisLeone]

I love watching movies during loud thunderstorms

[@eagle1onoteagle10]

The roads are so bad here in Alberta right now -30 feels like -39😶‍🌫️❄️

[@ESL-O.G.]

What's her name Rose horse? She's doing a great job explaining things

[@francoislacombe9071]

Interesting fact. Research indicates that electric charges in thunderclouds almost never reach a concentration great enough to trigger lightning. What actually triggers the discharges are probably cosmic rays that create thin channels of ions as they go through the atmosphere, providing a path for the electricity in the clouds to travel along and go from cloud to cloud, or from cloud to ground.

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

I found alot of articles talking about that but can't find any hard science.

[@llYossarian]

Oh that's cool as hell if true... That seems like it really fits for blue jets but I wonder about regular lightning and especially red sprites, ball lightning, etc...

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

@@llYossarian I'd be interested in any hard research you find on it. I'm not the best at looking things up online but I couldn't find anything more than speculation, not even studies behind paywalls.

[@5isalivegaming72]

We got a noreaster coming in now, we're supposed to get some thundersnow tonight! I'm pumped, I am 31 years old and I have seen it happen twice in my life, not including tonight if it happens. South jersey resident here 😎

[@Quaelandys]

Awesome video! 🏔️🌨️❄️☃️

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

I love this compilation

[@steeleplatt5301]

So, clouds are a super organism. Sick.

[@erinleclair6557]

Had thunder snow here in Milwaukee, WI last night! Thought I was imagining it since I heard it after watching this 😂 but others in the area have confirmed it was a thing!

[@estellerobicheau852]

We just had a thundersnow in my part of Southwestern Ontario last night

[@gabr.7878]

I like snow

[@mattparker7932]

I wish they’d include links to the original episodes in the description of these compilations.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Hi Matt. I ask around: Want some science youtuber to check out? Or in other words: Want some recommendations from a fellow science-fan?

[@derekclark3442]

I've seen lightning in the snow I seen it three times last year in Rexford New York

[@tonys3165]

Yoiks, I gathered tennis ball sized hails and stored them in my freezer to use in drinks thinking how pure they were.

[@timothyrussell4963]

Can water be forced to freeze bottom up maybe using a heating plate to slightly keep the top warmer?

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Snow is pretty bleeping cool, and this is a pretty bleeping cool video, because of that fact. 😎 Thanks for the smiles - I don't get nearly enough of those in my life, any more. So, this means a whole lot to me - I wish I could give more than just just like and comment for the Almighty Algorithm, in return.

[@tammystockley-loughlin7680]

Comment on your comment for the algorithm, lol. Positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis

[@GlennBrockett]

It's hard to tell thundersnow from exploding electrical transformers in the PNW.

[@liiammiller7881]

It's been 70°f here all week. :(( I need me some snow.

[@semaj_5022]

Same :(

[@natford8271]

Here in the UK we get thunderstorms all year round.

[@dajirogenki99]

The plants have made it into Southern Canada js I totally have seen those in the dunes here

[@jonathanjadotte]

Here waiting for it to snow in Florida

[@theredrover3217]

😁 To skiers (that know) dendrites is the magic word. 😁

[@Maelthras]

Seems like as surface area grows so does the distance of the attraction.

[@edwardvarby4363]

I heard somewhere that late blight seemed to arrive or move in Ireland in fog. I wonder if fog did have some roll in it. But of course that's speculation..

[@1.4142]

The best thing to do after a snow storm is to shovel a bunch of snow into a big pile and dig out a cave inside to make what is called a Quinzhee.

[@brittianyistre]

💙

[@chemically00unstable]

Wait what? We only have thunder during the winter over here. Only during heavy rain or a hail storm. Never heard thunder during the summer

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Countdown to a flood of books, movies and shows about a deadly virus carried in the clouds

[@ERKNEES2]

😍 omg sooooo cute 😁

[@rylandrc]

SciSnow

[@kloassie]

3:25 but why do the branches and subbranches and sub-subbranches and ... all grow/form symmetrical in all 6 directions???

[@shyohevzion984]

Veritasium made a video about this a few weeks ago, you should check it out!

[@matthewcalifana488]

Hank psst buddy you need 2 fix your collar, don,t feel bad U taught me a lot , and now i am pretty much on my own / Best Wishes from orange county N.Y.

[@bradleyholmes6548]

About other mammals who use snow caves, think sled dogs.

[@minnymouse4753]

How would Aniken feel about alabasca

[@katiehettinger7857]

With all the volcanic activity we have been seeing lately, does that mean more snow fall, since their are more dust particles in the upper atmosphere?

[@loturzelrestaurant]

I ask around: Want some science youtuber to check out? Or in other words: Want some recommendations from a fellow science-fan?

[@williamreffett5862]

Dood that one plant could straight up help replace cotton!

[@meandyouagainstthealgorith5787]

If a drop of snow is not flat, then why is it still called a snowflake? Or are these drops called snow columns?

[@Sparkyminor]

Engagement engagement engagement

[@kimberlysanchez6213]

Just say you don't know!🤜

[@shawnglidden8882]

Need to bring Brit back

[@mattmaru9108]

Unrelated question. Would a jar of water taken from the deepest part of the ocean weigh more than a jar of water taken from the surface?

[@mischarowe]

Why would you think it could?

[@mattmaru9108]

@@mischarowe it is said that liquids are not compressible so that should be the end of it, however water has properties that other liquids do not. Maybe the water weight is the same but under such depths minerals and salts get compressed tighter and are suspended easier due to the immense pressures. Water moves like thin syrup down deep. Just wondering if is all. I have no bias, just the question and desire for the answer.

[@mischarowe]

@@mattmaru9108 The pressure at insane depths is because of the amount of water present. [edit: the water pushing down on you.] Once that water sample is removed and taken to the surface, there is no longer pressure being exerted on it.

[@mattmaru9108]

@@mischarowe well that makes sense. Do you think it would hold more particulates than surface water. Thank you for your responses as well

[@mischarowe]

@@mattmaru9108 The thing is, it's not the strength of water, it's the amount of water. Everything - no matter how light or heavy - exerts force. And everything exerts more force, the more of that thing there is. Think of a swimming pool and how you have to work harder to swim to the bottom. If you got a sample of water from the bottom, it would be identical to a sample from the surface - in that it's still water, with no extra qualities. The same thing goes for the ocean.

[@hjggd1819]

Why when I saw a preview I thought of Akaza. Ig I watch too much anime 🙃

[@athena8794]

Bioprecipitation... Suddenly catching snowflakes on your tongue seems less fun...

[@servivo3642]

Lel

[@MrMudtit]

"Glashiashon" Glaciation. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZykfaB6dq-jsMk

[@minnymouse4753]

Stop saying how earth got lucky. When much what makes earth so suitable to life is life

[@jillking5876]

Alas, Shai Halud. Cool episode, though.

[@_vallee_5190]

20:50 is completely false, Groundhogs, Marmots, Articles Rabbits all rely on perma frost for insulation. This is a huge error.

[@starrywizdom]

FYI: yarrow rhymes with arrow.

[@drgunnwilliams5185]

You keep spelling it incorrectly. Every Canadian that shoveled the drive night before, when looking out window in morn, seeing the plow go by, filling in the end of their driveway, pronounces it: _NO_! Daughter use to tell me Dad, it _NO_ing again. Anyone who says "If you do a job correctly the first time, you will not have to do it again" never had a driveway!

[@Mrbooboo86]

I absolutely love this channel, but I wish they wouldn't force the metric system on me. I'm constantly trying to convert cm into inches. Like how tall is 278m, or how far is 162km? If you're going to give us weights and measurements, than give us both metric and standard.

[@dougdanciger9]

I really don’t want all the ice to melt that would kill the polar bears please don’t use fossil fuels save your species before it’s too late. I love ice I love to eat it I chew on it my teeth did not break. I don’t know how to make an ice sculpture yet

[@amandakucsera]

its already too late....its like asking your gf to come back after she already said she was done with you...there's no backwards button.....we can slow it down, like "sweet talk" it...but its inevitable, just do your best to love the earth over destroying it, dont feel responsible for what evil has done to the world

[@ashleysmith9516]

For some reason the volume of this video hurts my ears

[@PandaFPV]

Are we copying Veritasiums videos now?

[@samanthascott8267]

It’s a compilation of older videos. About snow. In winter. I’d say no.

[@PandaFPV]

@@samanthascott8267 sounds boring. I’ll skip. Thanks

[@jazzeann4267]

Thank you dr Abumere on KZbin being the reason why am smiling today, your herbal supplement is indeed an active one. keep saving lives sir...

[@paulburrell7058]

Talk American please