How do we really know that no two snowflakes are ever alike?
In: Planetary Science
The way a snowflake forms is EXTREMELY dependent on air pressure, humidity, temperatures, and dust in the air, with even the slightest fluctuations changing how they form. Scientists can grow snowflakes in labs, but even then it’s nearly impossible to grow two identical snowflakes. Now consider that snowflakes are forming as they fall through the turbulent atmosphere that’s constantly changing moment by moment and from inch to inch.
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