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25 April 2007The hail, you say?Swiped from the Oklahoman's newsblog, the official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hail Diameter Size Descriptors:
¼ inch = pea
½ = small marble ¾ = penny 7/8 = nickel 1 = quarter 1¼ = half-dollar 1½ = walnut 1¾ = golf ball 2 = hen egg 2½ = tennis ball 2¾ = baseball 3 = teacup 4 = grapefruit 4½ = softball Anything bigger than that — well, don't be standing outside when it comes down. Posted at 8:27 PM to Weather or NotTrackBack: 12:11 PM, 27 April 2007 » Toward a greater precision in hail metaphors from Scribal Terror From the official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hail Diameter Size Descriptors via Dustbury: ¼ inch = pea ½ = small marble ¾ = penny...[read more] We had some pretty stormy weather yesterday and the forecast called for hail- so glad we didn't get any because the old man has far too many tools stuffed in the garage for me to be able to fit my new car in- even if it is tiny. LOL Posted by: Diane at 6:52 AM on 26 April 2007Hen Egg? HEN EGG? How whimsically descriptive! Posted by: david at 9:32 PM on 26 April 2007Presumably, they're bigger than rooster eggs. Posted by: McGehee at 4:18 PM on 27 April 2007There's a cock joke here somewhere, but let it be. Posted by: CGHill at 4:51 PM on 27 April 2007 |