3/10/2006: Rime frost on a horse

Undertoad · 03-10-2006, 10:16 AM

xoB and the WaPo Day in Pics present us with this fine photo, for which the official caption reads: Frozen droplets of fog form a rime frost on the mane of a horse in a field at the Avalon Therapeutic Equestrian Center outside Watertown, Wis.

The things you learn from IotD. Before doing it I had been unaware of the term "rime frost", but on 2/11/2004 we called it hoarfrost. An online dictionary says "hoar" and "hoarfrost" are synonyms for "rime"

Anyway, this hoar horse is a fine shot, and it calms me.

barefoot serpent · 03-10-2006, 10:23 AM

hoar on a horse just doesn't seam write.

but what's that little equine shadow at the bottom?

gregle · 03-10-2006, 10:36 AM

Um, could it be the horse standing behind it, d'ya think?

hampor · 03-10-2006, 12:50 PM

According to wikipedia:

The distinction between hoar frost and rime ice is that in formation of hoar frost, the water vapour condenses through deposition directly to solid ice, while the rime ice is formed following initial condensation into liquid droplets. Thus, hoar frost is formed when the dew point is warmer than surface but colder than the air temperature, and colder than freezing point.

I couldn't rightly tell you which one this is.

Pancake Man · 03-10-2006, 01:08 PM

Looks like someone sprayed Silly String on a horse.

Trilby · 03-10-2006, 01:36 PM

I don't want to know the diff between hoar frost and rime ice! Some things should ever remain mysterious!! Damn science...

Happy Monkey · 03-10-2006, 01:44 PM

It's obviously hoar. 'Cause it's on a horse, and not an ancient mariner.

capnhowdy · 03-10-2006, 04:27 PM

Is that a reflection of the photographer in his eye?

Great image.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-10-2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

It's obviously hoar. 'Cause it's on a horse, and not an ancient mariner.

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Is that a reflection of the photographer in his eye?

I think it's frost on the eyelashes.

Hoar frost.

Rime ice.

Hoar, surface hoar and false fungus(feather) frost

And just for the hell of it, snow crystals.

chrisinhouston · 03-12-2006, 05:24 PM

Rereading this IOTD post makes me feel better already, it's only March 12th pushing 85 degrees here in Houston today and super humid. All this talk of frost make me feel cooler!

Undertoad · 04-01-2006, 10:25 AM

I love it when I get emails from the actual folks involved in an IotD. This morning I get the following message:

Quote:

"The Rime frost horse" image of the day, is a very special horse. We were so pleased to see him on your site. "Fritz" is a therapeutic horse at Avalon Therapeutic Eqestrian Center, a 501(c)3 riding center for the disabled in WI. and he is a champion at his work. Thank you for posting his picture!

No, thank YOU Barb for having a therapy program with a special horse. Makes me even happier to know that this wasn't just any horse with rime frost, but one that does some good work out there. He's a beautiful animal, all the much more beautiful now. Good work Fritz!

ashke · 04-01-2006, 10:48 AM

Sweet. Cool horse.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2006, 01:02 PM

Avalon Therapeutic Eqestrian Center is very cool but their website is very hard to use.

03-10-2006, 10:16 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/10/2006: Rime frost on a horse xoB and the WaPo Day in Pics present us with this fine photo, for which the official caption reads: Frozen droplets of fog form a rime frost on the mane of a horse in a field at the Avalon Therapeutic Equestrian Center outside Watertown, Wis. The things you learn from IotD. Before doing it I had been unaware of the term "rime frost", but on 2/11/2004 we called it hoarfrost. An online dictionary says "hoar" and "hoarfrost" are synonyms for "rime" Anyway, this hoar horse is a fine shot, and it calms me.

03-10-2006, 12:50 PM	#4
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	Rime and Hoar According to wikipedia: The distinction between hoar frost and rime ice is that in formation of hoar frost, the water vapour condenses through deposition directly to solid ice, while the rime ice is formed following initial condensation into liquid droplets. Thus, hoar frost is formed when the dew point is warmer than surface but colder than the air temperature, and colder than freezing point. I couldn't rightly tell you which one this is.

03-10-2006, 01:08 PM	#5
Pancake Man Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	Looks like someone sprayed Silly String on a horse. __________________ Abandon all hope, o ye who read my posts

03-10-2006, 01:36 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I don't want to know the diff between hoar frost and rime ice! Some things should ever remain mysterious!! Damn science... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-10-2006, 01:44 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's obviously hoar. 'Cause it's on a horse, and not an ancient mariner. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-10-2006, 10:23 AM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	hoar on a horse just doesn't seam write. but what's that little equine shadow at the bottom?

03-10-2006, 10:36 AM	#3
gregle Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Um, could it be the horse standing behind it, d'ya think?

03-10-2006, 04:27 PM	#8
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Is that a reflection of the photographer in his eye? Great image. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-12-2006, 05:24 PM	#10
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Rereading this IOTD post makes me feel better already, it's only March 12th pushing 85 degrees here in Houston today and super humid. All this talk of frost make me feel cooler!

04-01-2006, 10:48 AM	#12
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	Sweet. Cool horse.

04-01-2006, 01:02 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Avalon Therapeutic Eqestrian Center is very cool but their website is very hard to use. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:53 PM.

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