Telamon,

Why Do Snow Flakes (Frozen Water) Carry a Static Electrical
Charge and Normal Rain Drops (Liquid Water) Do Not ? ? ?

Could It Be . . .
Shape and Size of the Structures while they are passing through
the Air and the Ease of Moluculer Movement (or lack of same)
within the Structures while they are passing through the Air.

Environmental ESD, Part I: The Atmospheric Electric Circuit
- by - Niels Jonassen "Mr. Static"
http://www.ce-mag.com/archive/02/07/mrstatic.html
An Understanding of the Atmospheric Electric Circuit
provides an insight into the processes underlying ESD events.

Environmental ESD, Part II: Thunderstorms and Lightning Discharges
- by - Niels Jonassen "Mr. Static"
http://www.ce-mag.com/archive/02/09/mrstatic.html
The Properties of ThunderStorms and Lightning Discharges as
related to the Atmospheric Electric Circuit are discussed.

Mr. Static - Index = http://www.ce-mag.com/mrstatic.html
The On-Line Resource for Static-Related Compliance Issues


someone / anyone enlighten me more - i want to know ~ RHF