Hi Rick-
I have heard that there is considerable debate about the terms that northern
peoples use for "snow" so when I am discussing this concept I prefer to use
local terms which I know to be correct:
TYPES OF SNOW
POWDERS:
CRYSTAL
CHAMPAGNE
SNORKEL
CROWBAR
CHEWY
CRUSTY
WIND SCALD
SUN SCALD
TRACKED
CHOPPED
PACKED:
CORDUROY
SOFT PACK
HARD PACK
BOILERPLATE
ICE:
WESTERN
EASTERN
BULLET-PROOF
DEATH COOKIES
MURDER MUFFINS
SPRING:
CORN
RICE
SUGAR
CEMENT
SLUSH
SLURPEE
ELEPHANT SNOT
Of course, these terms will vary slightly from one ski hill to the next but
here at Whistler/Blackcomb they are in common usage.
Don Allen
Psychology Dept.
Langara College
100 W. 49th
Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6
Canada
604-323-5871
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Froman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 1:20 PM
Subject: The old Eskimo snow words story (was Random Thought: Students and
Snowflakes)
> Don's link below also has a sidebar on the old eskimo-snow story in which
they actually give the alleged words and their definitions. Given that they
refer to them as Eskimos, which I don't think is the modern terminology, it
makes me wonder. So, is it true that there are actually 22 words for snow in
their language? I found no citation in the article for those words.
>
> Rick
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> Dr. Rick Froman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: don allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:57 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: Re: Random Thought: Students and Snowflakes
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> Of course, if you wanted to teach students something about science instead
> of just mouthing platitudes you could direct them to this web site.
> http://www.suntimes.com/output/lifestyles/cst-nws-zay14.html
>
> Don Allen
> Psychology Dept.
> Langara College
> 100 W. 49th
> Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6
> Canada
> 604-323-5871
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> From: "Louis_Schmier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:22 AM
> Subject: Random Thought: Students and Snowflakes
>
>
> > "I should hardly admire them more if real starsand lodged on my
> > coat," Thoreau wrote. and lodged on my coat," Thoreau wrote of
> > snowflakes. I was reading an article about snowflakes. Snowflakes. No
> > two snowflakes follow the same path of creation. No two snowflakes fall
> > to earth by the same course. No two snowflakes are alike. Over the
course
> > of its life a snowflake may go through many different stages of growth,
> > experience a host of different influences, as the wind dances it from
> > cloud to cloud, from drier to moister or warmer or cooler environs, all
of
> > them leaving their marks on the final flake. A snowflake is a dance
> > between destiny and contingency. A snowflake is a collision of physical
> > law and chance. Each snowflake is vaunted individuality. Each
snowflake
> > is a marvel of uniqueness. Each snowflake has a distinctive beauty.
> >
> > Sounds like a student, doesn't it. And, we should be no less
> > amazed at and enchanted by him or her.
> >
> > Make it a good day.
> >
> > --Louis--
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> >
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