Published Feb 01, 2021
Animation code used in Disney s wildly popular
Frozen movie franchise has been credited with solving a 62-year-old cold case involving the deaths of nine people.
The code used to render snow in the computer-animated franchise has recently been repurposed in avalanche research surrounding the mysterious 1959 case that has come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident, the result of a ski expedition that saw the mysterious deaths of several students and their instructor.
The nine victims involved in the incident were found dead with serious injuries, including hypothermia and various forms of physical trauma, while one member of the expedition was found missing her tongue and eyes. At the time, a criminal investigation said their deaths were caused by an unknown natural force.