In article ,
Alastair McDonald writes:

"Paul Crabtree" wrote in message
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Hi

I have been contacted by a friend of mine living in Stainmore 1400ft up in
the Cumbrian Pennines. This morning he has found some ice chards in his
garden and would like to know where they may have come from. He lives in a
remote area, there are no wires or any tall structures for miles around. I
thought it may be either rime falling off something or from an aircraft ?

Any thoughts

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Hi Paul,

It looks to me like a thin sheet of ice that has shattered as it was about
to hit the gound. That suggests a sheet of ice from the wing of a plane.

Cheers, Alastair.


But would a thin sheet of ice fall all in one piece for almost the whole
distance? My intuitive feeling is that it would quickly break up during
the descent, but I could be completely wrong.
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde