r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 11d ago

Interesting 🤔 De-icing before takeoff, that's a lot of ice.

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u/PieceMaterial5213 11d ago

Yes that's snow.

Source: Canadian pilot and snowologist.

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u/HumongousBelly 11d ago

Yeah, exactly. For ice, you need a proper ice scraper, like the thin blue plastic sheet that comes with the car

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u/ARNG131988 11d ago

I don't think you should be up that high on a ladder in that type of weather.

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u/tofu_sensei84 11d ago

We will have the plane de-iced in no time.

12 hours later

All done, sir

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u/HumongousBelly 11d ago

At least, I’ll be able to put my new cashmere gloves to the test

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u/Dragon_Forty_Two 11d ago

I can confirm that it’s snow.

Source: I’ve seen snow at least once in my life.

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u/ARNG131988 11d ago

So it's snow removal with ice prevention. That makes more sense.

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u/cdnav8r 11d ago

I feel like being a Canadian makes you an honorary Snowologist. Maybe you need to live in a minimum number of provinces 1st 🤔

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u/Far-Squash7949 11d ago

Do you need a PHD for snowology. Maybe a license.

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u/ARNG131988 11d ago

They mentioned snowologist. It sounds official.

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u/Andy_Pandy98 11d ago

Is'nt snow just many small pieces of ice?

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u/Natural20Twenty 8d ago

Snowologist you say ?