Day 9: Processed sintered snow

Sometimes things go right. We began the research project today in earnest. We are growing depth hoar that will be ready on Monday to begin the second phase of the experiment--isothermal conditions. So there is a bit of downtime while we wait. That will be the case for the coming week or so. Here is a picture of crystals we are starting with. A picture this clear is very difficult to take and was the 7th that I took. Click on it to see it as it should be seen:



















So after work last night, the guys took me to what I thought was going to be a bar. Not so much, and even better it was restaurant. We ate and drank quite a lot. The sake was tremendous though too much could too easy result in waking in a strange place. A very good time was had by all, especially me!