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		chiph on March 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Clear a Path Through 60 Feet of Snow, Japan... I'm looking at the vertical sides of the cut, and I'm really surprised it doesn't collapse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_of_repose

jpindar on March 18, 2017 | [–]

Want to see more about supposedly impossible angles of repose in sand? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc&list=PL4jYkQtnRH...

krkoch on March 17, 2017 | [–]

On packed snow like that, you can even have an angle > 90 deg.

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