What does math have to do with snow?

By | November 23, 2013

If your good with math, you can make simulated  snow that looks exactly like the real thing.

Disney’s math-heads have created algorithms — and I can barely spell that word, let alone to the math — that power the creation of computer-generated simulated snow that looks like the real thing. Of course, they created these algorithms for a new movie called “Frozen”.  Enough said. Now watch:

6 thoughts on “What does math have to do with snow?

  1. Lizza

    Ok first they needed a person with an idea! …then a mathematician…then the artist…then the programmer…and they must all work together! OOPS what about the coordinator! OKAY someone guess how many people it took to set this up! Of course, unless one of you knows some of these guys we can never be sure! I wonder if they could just give me the money. Then, soon as it snows, I’ll be happy to hit them all with snowballs!

    Actually this is amazing!

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  2. Ellie

    Good with math you say? I looked at those equations and laughed. I can add, subtract, multiply and divide and I’m good with fractions, but beyond that it’s a laugh! That was amazing to see, I’m going to have to watch for the movie “Frozen” to see all the snow I guess. We had snow this morning 11/24, and it’s the real stuff and it’ll melt when the weather warms up!

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  3. Joan G

    It would have much better If I could have understand the gentleman who presented the demonstration’s garballing speech during the presentation.

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    1. Marian Fern

      Glad I was not the only one with difficulty working out the words. Would have been so much better if he had spoken just a little slower.

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  4. JoninOz

    Mathematical English Snow.
    Snow is pronounced ‘snoh’ as in ‘oh’. Plough is pronouned ‘plahw’ as ‘ow’ in ‘cow’. If plow sounds like plough, then snow should be snough, but can’t sound like snahw.
    Life can be tough when one has a bad cough, sitting in the bough of a tree, watching the farmer plough a field. If there was snow on the ground, the cow wouldn’t see the grass unless the snow was more shallow than a narrow pillow. Oh this is tough, I’ve had enough, I can’t take a bow in the bough of a tree, even wearing my bow tie.
    Maybe one day I will teach myself maths to create snow in my hot Australian yard, it has to be less complicated than speaking Inglish English when the ‘ En’ should sound the same as ‘en’ in hen. I wonder why Mexicans say Eeeengleeeesh.

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