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There is precisely one upside for Canadians being endlessly pelted with snow and ice this spring: Sometimes the ice forms neat shapes.

Such was the case outside St. John’s, Nfld., when Reddit user GreyFoggyDay spotted an icicle that seemed to defy the laws of physics.

The formation was reportedly spotted in the town of Paradise, and was spawned by two days of freezing rain.

The standard icicle, of course, usually assumes a relatively predictable form: thick at the top, spikelike at the bottom.

But freezing rain changes the equation altogether. With raindrops freezing upon impact, they can collect into brittle, abstract structures.

This has been a big month for ice in Newfoundland and Labrador. The small town of Ferryland recently achieved international recognition for a colossal iceberg that loomed over the community for much of April.

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