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That’s snow small undertaking

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:20 pm
by bystander
That’s snow small undertaking
Discover Blogs | Bad Astronomy | 2012 June 16

Simon Beck is an artist… of a different sort. He finds huge areas of newly fallen, untrodden snow, and trods on it. But he doesn’t just run willy-nilly or make snow angels. He makes geometric art:

How cool (haha) is that? His Facebook page talks about how he makes these giant patterns. He’s done this a lot, and has tons of pictures. Some of them are real stunners, so you should take a look.

I know a few people who would think this is a colossal waste of time. I, however, think it’s a testament to human creativity, ingenuity, and art. And the fact that these are ephemeral, literally blowing away in the wind within hours or days, makes them even cooler. If only more people were so dedicated to making beauty, no matter how fleeting, this world would be a more interesting place.

"the greatest snow job in history"

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:40 pm
by neufer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowjob wrote:
<<"Snowjob" is an American colloquialism for a deception or a cover-up; for example, Helen Gahagan Douglas described the Nixon Administration as "the greatest snow job in history." The expression is usually applied to people in positions of authority who abuse their power to avoid or silence criticism or to deflect guilt of wrongdoing. The Watergate scandal began with the arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972>>
"Snow Art" Neuendorffer

Re: That’s snow small undertaking

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:44 pm
by Chris Peterson
bystander wrote:Simon Beck is an artist… of a different sort. He finds huge areas of newly fallen, untrodden snow, and trods on it. But he doesn’t just run willy-nilly or make snow angels. He makes geometric art:
Oh please! What a coverup! It's obvious that this is the work of aliens.

Re: That’s snow small undertaking

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:25 pm
by Moonlady
Chris Peterson wrote:
bystander wrote:Simon Beck is an artist… of a different sort. He finds huge areas of newly fallen, untrodden snow, and trods on it. But he doesn’t just run willy-nilly or make snow angels. He makes geometric art:
Oh please! What a coverup! It's obvious that this is the work of aliens.

Now I know what they do after the crop circles season is over... :lol2:

Do not eat in any circumstances yellow snow :mrgreen:

Re: That’s snow small undertaking

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:17 pm
by Beyond
Whoa!! This thread is cool 8-) . ::insert pun emoticon here::