▲ 909 ▼ Consequences for hit-and-run on a snowman (discuss.online) submitted 6 months ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 222 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 44 points 6 months ago (1 child) The roads I drive on are asphalt or concrete I've never driven on a clear one before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 22 points 6 months ago (3 children) I have. We call it black ice around here. Nasty stuff but sometimes you get a new car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Klear@quokk.au 12 points 6 months ago black ICE Bizarro universe. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 points 6 months ago (4 children) Why do you call it black ice if it's clear though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago Not OP but I think it's because it's just difficult to spot it. It's also possible that the clarity of this kind of ice shows the often-black (asphalt) road surface through it without any obvious sign that there's ice there. Could also be a connection to black/evil/cursed. Probably a bit of all three, depending on who you ask and how they think about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago The opposite/corollary of black ice is white ice. Prior to asphalt - paved roads the term was used for clear ice over deep water. Black ice is stronger than white ice, which is important if you're deciding whether it's safe to drive over or put an ice-fishing shelter. It's also a hazard for rock climbing and scrambling, because it's just as unexpected on a rock face as on a road or bridge (well, maybe more expected on a bridge because they're known for it). We could call it ninja ice permalink fedilink source parent [–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 6 months ago In America, they call everything they don't like black. I think it has historical reasons. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago Because it's effectively invisible, and roads are black. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 6 months ago Black ice? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 22 points 6 months ago (3 children) I have. We call it black ice around here. Nasty stuff but sometimes you get a new car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Klear@quokk.au 12 points 6 months ago black ICE Bizarro universe. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 points 6 months ago (4 children) Why do you call it black ice if it's clear though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago Not OP but I think it's because it's just difficult to spot it. It's also possible that the clarity of this kind of ice shows the often-black (asphalt) road surface through it without any obvious sign that there's ice there. Could also be a connection to black/evil/cursed. Probably a bit of all three, depending on who you ask and how they think about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago The opposite/corollary of black ice is white ice. Prior to asphalt - paved roads the term was used for clear ice over deep water. Black ice is stronger than white ice, which is important if you're deciding whether it's safe to drive over or put an ice-fishing shelter. It's also a hazard for rock climbing and scrambling, because it's just as unexpected on a rock face as on a road or bridge (well, maybe more expected on a bridge because they're known for it). We could call it ninja ice permalink fedilink source parent [–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 6 months ago In America, they call everything they don't like black. I think it has historical reasons. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago Because it's effectively invisible, and roads are black. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 6 months ago Black ice? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@quokk.au 12 points 6 months ago black ICE Bizarro universe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 points 6 months ago (4 children) Why do you call it black ice if it's clear though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago Not OP but I think it's because it's just difficult to spot it. It's also possible that the clarity of this kind of ice shows the often-black (asphalt) road surface through it without any obvious sign that there's ice there. Could also be a connection to black/evil/cursed. Probably a bit of all three, depending on who you ask and how they think about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago The opposite/corollary of black ice is white ice. Prior to asphalt - paved roads the term was used for clear ice over deep water. Black ice is stronger than white ice, which is important if you're deciding whether it's safe to drive over or put an ice-fishing shelter. It's also a hazard for rock climbing and scrambling, because it's just as unexpected on a rock face as on a road or bridge (well, maybe more expected on a bridge because they're known for it). We could call it ninja ice permalink fedilink source parent [–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 6 months ago In America, they call everything they don't like black. I think it has historical reasons. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago Because it's effectively invisible, and roads are black. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago Not OP but I think it's because it's just difficult to spot it. It's also possible that the clarity of this kind of ice shows the often-black (asphalt) road surface through it without any obvious sign that there's ice there. Could also be a connection to black/evil/cursed. Probably a bit of all three, depending on who you ask and how they think about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago The opposite/corollary of black ice is white ice. Prior to asphalt - paved roads the term was used for clear ice over deep water. Black ice is stronger than white ice, which is important if you're deciding whether it's safe to drive over or put an ice-fishing shelter. It's also a hazard for rock climbing and scrambling, because it's just as unexpected on a rock face as on a road or bridge (well, maybe more expected on a bridge because they're known for it). We could call it ninja ice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 6 months ago In America, they call everything they don't like black. I think it has historical reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago Because it's effectively invisible, and roads are black. permalink fedilink source parent
