so, is that your friend in the wood chipper there?

[crazy_for_books]

I was reading the Daedalus book catalog this evening, and came across a blurb describing a mystery, The Body in the Snowdrift

Comments

[janet_lin]

As a weapon, probably yes.
*snark* However US Patent 2676471 was issued to inventor/engineer, Wayne Pierce on April 1954.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsnow.htm
*/snark*
:)

[sarah_sdr]

Thanks to our favorite librarian for that tidbit of info. *laugh* You are so cool! Next question - have there been follow-up patents or was there no improving on perfection?! *grin*

[janet_lin]

Actually, further poking revealed Google has an awesome patent search machine. (Google is of course "teh aw3s0m3.")

http://www.google.com/patents?id=pA1YAAAAEBAJ&dq=Wayne+Pierce

If you click on the above link, you'll see a PDF of the original patent, some nifty diagrams, and scrolling down the page, you'll see other patents that build on this one including a "snow gun" and an "adjustable snow making tower" which sound more interesting when put together, don't they?

[robotapocalypse]

Is the resulting snow pink?

[crazy_for_books]

I don't know -- I now feel a compulsion to read this book and find out exactly how the snow-making machine "accident" goes down.

Damn, another color of snow to warn the kids not to eat...
(ewwwwww)

my eyes!

[janet_lin]

So after reading this comment, my eyes changed "Pine Slopes resort in Vermont" to "Pink Slopes resort in Vermont"

Re: my eyes!

[crazy_for_books]

gack.