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I was wondering the same thing. Part of it may be selection bias, though.
by blutfink 9y ago
I was wondering the same thing. Part of it may be selection bias, though.
- allenz 9y agoSnowflakes start from a crystal with hexagonal symmetry and grow via processes that preserve that symmetry. See the top two answers here: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/3795/why-are-snowflakes-symmetrical https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/3795/why-are-sno...
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- andai 9y agoSexual selection favors the symmetrical ones?
- blutfink 9y ago;) Selection by the photographer might create the impression of a more prevalent, more perfect symmetry than appears in nature.
- KGIII 9y agoI posted this above, but you may not expand the full thread and see it. So, I'll post it again. http://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/why-nature-prefers-hexagons http://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/why-nature-prefers-hexa... Sorry for repeating my post, but I figure you may enjoy the linked article. Additionally, two documentaries spring to mind. Forces of Nature and The Code: Numbers Shape and Prediction.