What is snow? (A guide for the uninitiated)

We all have those friends. Those friends who woke up yesterday morning and said, "Golly! Could this curious white substance perchance be snow? I'm from Texas/India/insert humid Republican state here and I've never seen snow before/saw snow once ten years ago/thought snow was a liberal media hoax!"

Don't let them wallow in ignorance. Give them this guide.

What is snow?

Snow (or "dandruff of the angels," as it should be nicknamed) is defined by Merriam-Webster, as "precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C)."

How should I interact with it?

Approach it slowly, maintaining eye contact, and bow. If it bows back, you can—oh wait, that's a hippogriff.

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