Thread by @SmartandSassy11

The snow is weird. It’s now 0 degrees C and the snow isn’t melting. It’s subliming. It’s not unusual for snow to sublime (evaporate) but it usually does it when it’s sunny and it doesn’t smell like plasticky gasoline when it does. 5 mins outside and I’m super dizzy and nauseous.

https://twitter.com/smartandsassy11/status/1626983153892990978

Sublimation means when a solid like snow turns into a gas without going through a liquid state. So is this snow off-gassing? Sure smells like it. Even my partner had to go lie down.

I left a jar out to collect a sample the other day but I just put the lid on. If this has vinyl chloride in it, can I assume it won’t leak out of a mason gar? @CuzzinSnooter thoughts?

I also want to note that snow sublimes under very cold and dry conditions or sunny conditions. It isn’t cold today (0C), it’s not dry bc these are the Great Lakes and the sky is full overcast. Just in case I get a bunch of people chiming in from the West. This isn’t normal here.

And also before any Americans who are in no way impacted by this come here to “mansplane” snow and winter to me again or that I just don’t “go outside” (LOL), take a look at this.

https://twitter.com/BrittanyWeberrr/status/1627032385178198021

I just went to check my snow sample. Even inside my house, the snow isn’t melting. It’s subliming. So I know it has absolutely nothing to do with the dryness of the outside air, the amount of sunlight or the temperature. See 🧵👆#Ontario #OhioChemicalDisaster #EastPalestine

Snow still subliming.

And it’s still subliming. This snow is off gassing something. At least 1/4 of the jar should be liquid water under normal conditions from a full jar of snow. #ONStorm #Ontario #OhioChemicalDisaster #NorfolkSouthernDerailment

It’s still subliming but I’m getting a little liquid water now.

It seems to be melting now. Finally. I tweeted this in real time.

My sample from Feb 16 that I collected after the acid rain also looks unusual. You can see some of what looks like black soot in the snow sample.

https://twitter.com/smartandsassy11/status/1626287609520525315

Here is what the sample looks like after it’s melted. It’s a bit yellowish with black particles. #Ontario #OhioChemicalDisaster #NorfolkSouthernDerailment

If you also compare the two samples of full jars of snow with how much water I got afterwards, seems a bit strange. Pic 1 is Feb 16 sample and Pic 2 is Feb 18 sample (snow fell Feb 17).

Pic 3 is side by side of both samples.

@RebelleResiste also noticed the Feb 16 sample (pic 1) has a coating on top. Look at the thick layer on the top of the water. Compare this to the Feb 18 sample (pic 2)

@CharlieAngusNDP will anyone address this from the federal government. I’m worried about my well water. See the thread 🆙

And @OhioSierraClub check out my samples of snow 👀🆙

And @ErinBrockovich look at my water samples from snow in Ontario 👀🆙 #Ontario #OhioChemicalDisaster #GreatLakes

@solmamakwa will someone from the Ontario government address this? @maritstiles @fordnation @MikeSchreiner @JohnFraserOS look at my water samples #Ontario #onpoli #OhioChemicalDisaster #NorfolkSouthernDerailment 👀🆙

Also the Feb 16 sample melted. It didn’t sublime.

Here is my tweet about the snow the day after the first acid rain.

https://twitter.com/smartandsassy11/status/1626243431356895232

@KYpatriot_1 🧵 ⬆️

The snow literally burns. Do something. Say something. People and their pets are sick.

https://twitter.com/smartandsassy11/status/1627377700892467201