Ice Flower Phenomenon (exuded freezing plant water) V24622
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2018
- These interesting growths appeared early on frosty mornings in the fall as temperatures dropped below freezing overnight in Tennessee. Upon closer inspection, it was evident that these "blossoms" were actually ice crystals, forming at the base of certain plant stems. It looked like the stems had split open and the water inside them slowly oozed out, freezing as soon as it hit the frigid air. As more water pushed out and froze, the existing ice "pedals" grew in length, some twisting and bending into even more flower-like shapes. The plant stems seem to be dead, but still being connected to ground water which wicks up them and leaks out wherever an opening occurs. Freezing seems to help split the stem, providing more places for the wicking water to escape. At dawn, the air temperature was a chilly 25°F and the edge of the woods had a narrow band of these "ice flowers" which was clearly visible from some distance. Some exuded from fairly high up the stem, while most others grew only a few inches above ground level.
I only had a short time to film these delicate creations, for as soon as the sunlight landed upon them they became watery-translucent and began to melt immediately. Within 30 minutes or so, they had completely vanished, leaving only a few photos and video as evidence that they ever existed at all. Filmed with a Sony a7 III, Nikon D5100, and Canon HS300.
The soundtrack is "Newton's Prizm (Neutron Star Mix)" from the "Mission Control" CD by Technician (yours truly), MP3 album and single track available on iTunes at: itunes.apple.com/us/album/mis... and CDBaby: store.cdbaby.com/cd/technician18 Full artist discography and CDs available at HTTP://technician.jcmdi.com
High resolution still images from this event are available as free downloads for non-commercial use at the JCMDI website here: jcmdi.com/freephotos/index32.html
Contains JCMDI Catalog#: V24605,V24606,V24607,V24608,V24609,V24613,V24614,V24615,V24617,V24618,V24619
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Thanks JCM, that was really neat. Something i had no idea existed, but they are beautiful.
This was all new to me too - I was lucky to be up early in the morning to discover them. Hopefully I'll be able to do a time lapse some day. =) Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting!
Amazing! Thank you!
I'm happy you enjoyed it =) Have a happy holiday season and new year too!
A great and very interesting documentary giving you a glimps of the omnipotent power of water
Thanks so much for checking it out! =)
Awesome, great video, as much for the image as for the music.
Bravo! *
Warmest greetings. _François_
Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed! =)
Beautiful :) I've the perfect explanation :) snow- fairies leave their footprint behind :)
This does indeed look like the work of fairies =) Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
@@jcmegabyte You're welcome :) Merry Christmas :)
Great find and great presentation. Thanks. I've seen similar in Ontario but only very small (~2cm).
It may have something to do with the plant type, or perhaps the temperature profile, but I haven't seen this happen with any other type of plant so far. In California, this kind of annual plant is sometimes known as "Telegraph Weed" - tall, skinny 3-4 foot stems that don't branch out much. Some of the longest crystals were 6 to 7 cm long, perhaps longer. Hard to tell when they're all curled up. Thanks for checking it out, and have a great holiday season! =)
Oh wow that is amazing. too bad they are short lived. I had no idea they did this. And you're visiting Tennessee right now? Cool. We're closer now. It's quite cold now. And I always love your music. This went great with the images.
facinating.
peace, health, & safe holidays
Thanks so much for visiting =) Happy holidays and new year to you too!
Took several photos last year of this in Texas... You can eat it, tastes a little like grass. Ice Weed is one of its names around here... Was also known as Indian Ice Cream...
Interesting - thanks for watcing and commenting!
Hope you have a great new year and rest of this year. :)
Thanks so much for the visit and kind words =) Happy holidays and new year to you too!
Increíblemente hermoso!!
I'm happy you enjoyed the show - thanks a bunch for visiting! =)
Is this fairly "normal" or, did it get so cold so quickly, that the plants burst?
I think this is a normal thing in the fall when temperatures first start dropping below freezing overnight, at least for the first few freezes. It seems to happen with only this particular type of plant. Apparently, the dead stems have some water left in them and are still coupled to groundwater, which slowly wicks up the stem and freezes gradually. Thanks for checking it out =)