Talk:Snow globe

Merge from "Snow globes"
Below is the edit history from Snow globes, from which considerable material was merged: — Jeff Q (talk) 03:02, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
 * (cur) (last) 23:53, 9 October 2005 (UTC) Nalos6 (merge with Snow globe)
 * (cur) (last) 23:41, 9 October 2005 (UTC) 67.35.67.57 (History of Snow Globes)

Picky, picky, picky, I know, but...
Are both the term "snow globe" and "snowglobe" considered proper English? My spellchecker on MS Word doesn't like when I use the word "snowglobe". I'd add it to my custom dictionary but I don't wanna be called on it one day, heehee. ekedolphin 02:37, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure which is more correct, but I'd hesitate to allow Microsoft's spell-check to decide for you. Google searching on 'snow globe' gets 5,220,000 hits, googling 'snowglobe' gets 1,500,000. Both seem to be acceptable, though I'd suggest one be consistantly used throughout the article. 66.42.226.200 20:13, 17 December 2006 (UTC)


 * According to Wiktionary, snowglobe is US spelling, but as User:Ekedolphin's spellchecker (which I'm assuming is set to US English) doesn't like it, perhaps that is not so correct. --Dreaded Walrus t c 10:45, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

John Gmbh's hybrid snow globe/bouncy ball hybrid
Couldn't find information on this hybrid toy but it exists. Snow globe bouncy ball or? --Brz7 15:03, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

the snow globe is my because of the pics inside i love the snow globe —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.240.147.238 (talk) 19:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Snoglobe in SL terminology
Maybe the header should also mention the open source Second Life viewer? -81.17.198.101 (talk) 09:11, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

What were these things REALLY called?
I remember them very well from my childhood, especially I remember them in the neighborhood Ben Franklin Five and Ten. The term snow globe is not familiar to me, however. Neither are the alternative terms mentioned in the article. What were these things really called? TheScotch (talk) 01:01, 18 July 2011 (UTC)


 * The original german name is Schneekugel, snow globe is a good as it gets translation for that.-- 178.115.249.25 (talk) 21:02, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Legally Blonde 2
a snow globe appears in the movie depicting Elle and Emmett getting married at Yankee Stadium. That snow globe was sold on eBay a few years ago, with prop number and authentication.

99.165.32.31 (talk) 07:58, 3 December 2012 (UTC) Lisa S.

refractive index
Shouldn't there be something added to water (or some other liquid from water) because it may have a different refractive index from the glass? In order not to see the the layer of glass on the edge you probably need glass to be the same refractive index as the liquid inside? Thieh (talk) 03:52, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Conflicting History
The article states (uncited) that the snowglobe became popular in France in the early 19th century, and were being sold by companies in 1879. (uncited). Then, it states it was invented at the end of the 19th century, (note that the source cited later says 1900, which is the start of the 20th), by Austrian Erwin Perzy. How could it have been invented at that time if it was already being sold and already allegedly existed for almost a century? If it was just a specific form of it, and the name, that were invented in 1900, this should be clarified. What existed beforehand should be clearly defined as well. 65.95.160.200 (talk) 14:31, 16 September 2019 (UTC)