Why is the ice yellow?

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1. Dirt and sediment from the rocks.

2. Sorry… I couldn´t hold it any longer.

3. It’s probably the soil thar colours it because it has been raining a lot lately while the snow also melts. If you’ve ever been in a Finnish swamp you can see that the water is very murky too because of the soil.

4. You’ve found our biggest tourist attraction, [kusikivi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusikivi)

5. The water melt that runs down the ice to form the icicle isn’t pure. The water contains humus (soil), minerals, moss/lichen/organic material, you name it. Try smelling the yellow ice and it will have an earthy smell. It’s rare to see pure icicles in forests (and more likely to see them on rooftops, etc.).

   However, don’t try smelling yellow snow, it’s yellow for a different reason.

6. BTW, I’ve always wondered: why do some patches of coloured ice absolutely REEK of puke? is it sulphur from the soil or something? And spare me your jokes- even I can’t hork up 300 litres of bile.

7. Funny answer: it’s pee
   Serious answer: it’s dirt

8. Dinosaur piss

9. piss