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The ideal model of the discussed experiment assumes that the first falling snowflakes (constant vertical precipitation velocity, constant density) touch the ground at the moment of starting the measurement of the dozer movement (horizontal, uniform rectilinear motion). Which dozer, under the same conditions, will pick up more snow; the one who traveled 40m in 30s, or the one who traveled 50m in 20s? The entire experience (with two dozers) repeated at a other snowfall speed will not change which of them will sweep more snow. Imagine a right triangle against the falling snow. The triangle moves vertically down with the snow. One cathetus is the distance s, the other cathetus - height is proportional to the time t. The movement of the point of intersection of the hypotenuse with the ground line is the movement of the dozer. The precipitation pushing capacity x=st/2 could be a physical quantity, the measurement unit of which would be a meter-second.