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but shouldn't then also exist asymmetrical snow flakes occasionally?
by blubb-fish 9y ago
but shouldn't then also exist asymmetrical snow flakes occasionally?
- turbohedgehog 9y agoAbsolutely. https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexey_kljatov/11046723195/sizes/o/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexey_kljatov/11046723195/siz...
- azag0 9y agoFirst, the symmetry is not perfect with most snow flakes, if you look closely. Second, I guess there are asymmetric flakes, but they are probably rare. I’m sure though that no current model can explain the distribution of the degree of symmetry, perhaps not even an order-of-magnitude guess.