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Writing letters about the fact that artistic snowflakes aren't the same as "real" snowflakes is like writing to complain that the symbol of a heart for "I love
by slapshot 17y ago
Writing letters about the fact that artistic snowflakes aren't the same as "real" snowflakes is like writing to complain that the symbol of a heart for "I love you <3 " looks nothing like the human heart.
While scientifically correct, he's also a little pedantic.
- nfnaaron 17y agoBut understandable, since seeing the ad in Nature was probably the last straw. I wonder how many manifestos are the result of someone snapping?
- dangoldin 17y agoI think the fact that the error was in a scientific magazine warrants the letter.
- DougBTX 17y agoAlso, it trumps pedantic by being funny.
- sgk284 17y agoAgreed. Aesthetics > Reality. I wrote a fun little web app to draw snowflakes a few weeks ago: http://www.create-a-snowflake.com/ http://www.create-a-snowflake.com/ . I settled on 8 sides, although the first version had an option to have anywhere from 4 to 20 sides.
- arketyp 17y agoBut the scientific reality is aesthetics too. Seeing how the snowflake is a textbook example of beauty found in nature, I would personally find myself obliged to represent the snowflake according to it, even for the purpose of your application.
- pwnstigator 17y agoThe 8-sided paper snowflake exists because it's easy to fold a square piece of paper into eighths (i.e. three times, one diagonal) and cut it. It's so kids can make snowflakes. The correct six is much harder. I agree with the heart analogy.