How do we really know that no two snowflakes are ever alike?
In: Planetary Science
Well, Guinness records the first finding of two identical snowflakes in 1988 by Nancy Knight
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-indentical-snow-crystals
However, as other commenters have said, how close do you want to look, as the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research lists Ms Knight’s discovery as “nearly identical.”
https://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/imagegallery%3A2586
And, to be fair, these are “snow crystals”, but potato tomato.
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