Re: It's Snowing!!!

[Stuart Grimshaw <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:26:25 -0000, Malcolm Lansell
<mlansell@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If the ruler was heated slightly, no snow would stick to it, hence
reduced
> drifting error.
>
> Perhaps a metal rod mounted vertically, marked at 1" intervals
(or
> alternatively in centimetres for you kids), with some of that heater
wire
> that is used to stop pipes freezing wrapped around it.  Add the webcam
and
> away you go ;-)

My major problem with the webcam option is that it's a bit of a waste
of a webcam, for the amount of times it actually snows in this country
bad  enough to warrant going home.

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