An ice storm that swept through the central United States this weekend left thousands without power.
But that's not all it left behind.
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A speed limit sign in Mustang, Oklahoma, which was covered in a pristine sheet of ice, appears to have created a perfect replica when the ice slipped off.
Ice Storm 2015 has started to melt. Power on, uverse not. #icestorm #mustang #oklahoma @reedtimmerTVN @KyleSalomonMN pic.twitter.com/HV9T8j7tMo— bbatter (@barbiereif) November 29, 2015
Some believed the photo was fake because the letters were raised in ice while the sign appears to be flat.
Others chimed in, claiming that the black lettering retains more heat than the white background, which would have melted faster. Dark colors will heat up more quickly than lighter colors because they absorb all wavelengths of light, which are then converted to heat, causing the object to warm. However, a white object reflects all wavelengths of light; the energy is not transferred to heat.
Other photos of the ice-on-sign phenomenon surfaced, which appear to have been captured in Oklahoma City. In this case, the lettering was white, and the words weren't outlined in the ice.
We can't help but image how satisfying that ice would be to smash.