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I Had No Idea

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I Had No Idea
« on: 1 Feb 2011, 03:40 am »
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Bob in St. Louis

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Re: I Had No Idea
« Reply #1 on: 1 Feb 2011, 12:20 pm »
Amazing. Simply stunning how symmetrical they are.
I wonder how many it's going to take to accumulate to knee deep?  :lol:

Bob
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charmerci

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« Reply #2 on: 1 Feb 2011, 06:23 pm »
Now that's cool!  :thumb:
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ArthurDent

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Re: I Had No Idea
« Reply #3 on: 1 Feb 2011, 06:26 pm »
Pretty amazing. Ain't Mother Nature Grand  :thumb:
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Pez

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« Reply #4 on: 1 Feb 2011, 06:35 pm »
I'm always stunned at how symmetrical snow flakes are, why is it that they flatten out like that?
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« Reply #5 on: 9 Feb 2011, 05:11 am »
Also, why do the arms of the snowflake always seem to be nearly identically formed? It is suggested that it is the micro-environment of the snowflake that allows the arms to develop nearly identical patterns, but what makes the patterns?
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« Reply #6 on: 9 Feb 2011, 05:43 am »
Quote from: jqp on  9 Feb 2011, 05:11 am
Also, why do the arms of the snowflake always seem to be nearly identically formed? It is suggested that it is the micro-environment of the snowflake that allows the arms to develop nearly identical patterns, but what makes the patterns?

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/primer/primer.htm
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