S3_4 We're Walking in the Air

Authors

  • Lauren Doherty University of Leicester
  • Aneesah Kamran University of Leicester
  • Kira Rhodes University of Leicester

Abstract

In the popular 1982 TV adaptation of The Snowman, a young boy wakes up in the morning to
nd his snowman has melted overnight. We investigated whether this would be realistic. We have
calculated how long it would take for a 1.8 m tall snowman to melt based on the power from the Sun. With complete absorption of light, the snowman would take 16.3 hours to melt. This number increases when considering incomplete absorption of light.

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Published

06-12-2017

How to Cite

Doherty, L., Kamran, A., & Rhodes, K. (2017). S3_4 We’re Walking in the Air. Physics Special Topics, 16(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2526

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles