{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Have you ever seen\u00a0\u201chair ice?\u201d\u00a0\n\n\u201cHair ice\u201d or \u201cbearded frost\u201d is rare and occurs only in a small percentage of the world (it\u2019s...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/711827780406525952/", "html": "<img src=\"/media/f3bc521d4706990e0723a8b683294c1a052aeb28_c7c71e68410a.jpg\" />\n<p><a href=\"https://www.tumblr.com/hometoursandotherstuff/711181402987790336/have-you-ever-seen-hair-ice-hair-ice-or\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">hometoursandotherstuff</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Have you ever seen\u00a0\u201chair ice?\u201d\u00a0\n\n\u201cHair ice\u201d or \u201cbearded frost\u201d is rare and occurs only in a small percentage of the world (it\u2019s not Hoar Frost).\n\nHair Ice grows specifically on the decaying wood of an Alder tree branch &amp;\u00a0is caused by a fungus living within decaying wood. The\u00a0fungus \u201cbreathes\u201d or releases its spores pushing <a></a>the moisture out of the wood\u2019s pores, causing it to immediately freeze.\u00a0The small hole is as thin as a strand of hair\n\nthereby causing the hair-like ice to form.\n\n\n\n</p><p><i>\n\nImage - Matt Nichols\n\n</i><br/></p></blockquote>", "thumbnail_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/media/f3bc521d4706990e0723a8b683294c1a052aeb28_c7c71e68410a.jpg", "thumbnail_width": 501, "thumbnail_height": 640}