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In lab situations, it is possible to grow "identical twins". Some various coverage on Professor Libbrecht and his snow flakes... KEQD: https://www.kqed.org/sc

by shagie 4y ago

In lab situations, it is possible to grow "identical twins". Some various coverage on Professor Libbrecht and his snow flakes... KEQD: https://www.kqed.org/science/1536955/identical-snowflakes-scientist-ruins-winter-for-everyone-deep-look https://www.kqed.org/science/1536955/identical-snowflakes-sc... Quartz: https://youtu.be/N2oJaW7Xiek https://youtu.be/N2oJaW7Xiek Veritasium: https://youtu.be/ao2Jfm35XeE https://youtu.be/ao2Jfm35XeE And if you want to dig deep: http://snowcrystals.com http://snowcrystals.com

version_five 4y ago
The article's title would be better if it was something like "the Vermont farmer who was the first to photograph snowflakes". The article isn't about the chemistry / physics, it's about how he collected lots of pictures. It's a cool achievement, just not reflected in the title