Something else that is inconsistent with condensing ice forming on
the location in question is that such ice typically forms in a
clearly crystalline form, a kind of hoar frost. The white stuff on
the strut looks smooth and globular. It might be said that the stuff
is melting, but then that is inconsistent with the fact the
underlying and nearby globs have remained in place for 84 days, and
also appear to have accumulated a dust covering.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
On Aug 25, 2008, at 2:57 PM, leaking pen wrote:
unless the differeing heat exchange of the metal causes ot to build
frost from the vapor dissapearing from the ground. ive seen that
effect with railings here in arizona in the dry dry winters.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Horace Heffner
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Aug 25, 2008, at 12:26 PM, Harry Veeder wrote:
could that be frost?
harry
Could be, but it seems to me unlikely, given there is no frost on
anything
else. A very light morning frost does occur on the ground there at
times.
If anything, the "before" picture looks like the ground is
lighter, so it
should have the frost.
