Rime builds up when the water particles in thick fog condense. If it is not quickly cleaned away from the windward side of any solid object, it accumulates until even a small piece of wire can become a pillar of ice.
所謂「霧淞」，是指濃霧中的水分遇冷凝結，碰到固體時會黏附在固體的迎風面上，如果不及時加以清除，就會不斷堆積，小小一根鐵絲甚至能凝結成冰柱。