You ’ve believably get wind the old words of wisdom " Never eat yellow snow " . While those actor’s line are indeed heady , there are a mickle of other   winter weather product that you should n’t put anywhere near your case , too .

Take for instanceallurban   snow , which has been show to contain a lot morepollution speck from exhaust fumes than is ideal . Anexperiment in 2016showed that after just an time of day of exposure , mutual pollutants had accumulated in the snow in a way that had " likely to influence human wellness " even if you do n’t directly put the forbid   slushie in your mouth .

sum up to the list of wintery thing you should n’t eat is icicles . As standardized to ice rink lollies as they look , meteorologistKatie Nickolaouhas a warning for anyone tempted by them .

The worst part is that she decided to give people the warningafterpeople had already post videos of themselves eating icicles to societal medium .

" Please do n’t do that , " she order in a TikTok video . " I ’m a meteorologist , I should make love . When icicle form , it ’s from water that melts off of your cap and fly the coop down the side of the edifice . "

So far , so gross .

" Well , here ’s the thing : you love what else is on your roof ? " she asked . " Bird poop . A circumstances of it . And that water pick it up and freeze it in the ice . You ’re eating poop . "

Yes , rather than the scrumptious flavor you were expecting ( plain ) , you will in all probability end up with a big mouthful of bird poop season chalk , complete with sprinkles of whatever bacteria is in it . According to theUK government , should you take a breath in any   water droplet containing contaminated birdie muck you could put yourself at risk of psittacosis ( a rarified infective disease triggered by a bacterium associated with parrot and pigeons ) or run of the millSalmonella , which seems like a high price to pay for a lolly that taste primarily of roof water .

In a succeed - up TV that we could n’t jib including ,   Nickolaou also bust the myth that you may kill someone with an icicle , ie the grounds will simply vanish as the ice melts away , ruining locked - elbow room mysteries forever . To do this , she just grabbed a confrere and proceded to prod her repeatedly with a large icicle to see if she ’d die , which   – freebooter qui vive   – she did not .

Worryingly , she revealed this is a dubiousness she gets call for " all the time , " so sorry to disappoint any potential murderers out there . Sincerely . If there ’s one demographic we do n’t want to disappoint , it ’s potential murderers .