2006-10-06 15:02:18 · 16 answers · asked by STORMY K 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It depends on the pollution in your area. If it is high pollution like say L.A then no it is not. Remember the evaporation cycle. The dirty water from the streets evaporates to the clouds, clouds get heavy with water and it gets colder hail forms then falls.
2006-10-06 15:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Eris Discordia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's just a couple, it should be harmless.
All precipitation, including hail, needs some small particle to form on. Usually this is some sort of particle of dust or pollution in the air.
If you live in a city, particularly an industrial one, the centre of your hailstone is likely a little piece of pollutant. The water that has frozen around it might not be too clean either.
2006-10-06 15:06:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it has all kinds of atmospheric pollutants.
If you read this article about all the really nasty pollutants that end up in snow, you may decide to put on rubber gloves even if you're only making snowballs:
http://www.theorganicreport.com/pages/419_is_it_safe_to_eat_snow_.cfm
So you want a clean environment, with safe clean snow and ice?
Elect Al Gore President (again) in 2008.
2006-10-06 15:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Hikers who are stranded in the mountains
for a few days, live on eating snow, instead of having water to drink. That's the same thing!
2006-10-06 15:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by cab veteran 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there's all types of pollution and various chemicals in the rain that forms the hail.
2006-10-06 15:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by tym v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. I´ve eaten golf ball sized hail and nothing happend to me.
2006-10-06 15:05:15 · answer #6 · answered by frisco415 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i heard the same thing i think it something to do with gas in the hail?
2006-10-06 15:06:56 · answer #7 · answered by GOOCH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you want to do that? Well depending on where you live at. If it's open country it should be o.k. but if it's in a busy large city that will probably be a bad idea.
2006-10-06 15:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you live. If you live in the outskirts of town where there is not so much pollution it would be better.
2006-10-06 15:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by Jay-V-Dub 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dirt from tha air is in them but what will a little dirt hurt
2006-10-06 15:04:19 · answer #10 · answered by unhappyinin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋