Comments on: Are all snowflakes different

By: hailey reese says

hailey reese says — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:09:15 +0000

are all the snow flakes in the world diffrent.

By: kandyce

kandyce — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:51:06 +0000

do you guys have any experaments on snow flakes

By: B Meyer

B Meyer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:33:02 +0000

Not a science buff, but so happy to read this explanation. The “no two snowflakes are alike” saying goes right through me every time I hear it. A few years ago I observed a snowfall in which each flake appeared the same. They were all hexagons. The size varied only slightly. I was amazed with my observation and couldn’t wait to tell friends and family only to find they thought I was telling them a tale. Now I have an explanation. Thanks.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:08:06 +0000

There is another issue here, in that on the microscopic, nanoscopic, molecular, and atomic scales, there is no way that any two snowflakes would be even vaguely identical even if on the macro scale they might appear to be so. There are billions of atoms in every snowflake, they’re positions are dictated by crystal growth, which although ordered will be chaotic at its seed and depends on local environment and conditions.

By: Andrew Sun

Andrew Sun — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:39:31 +0000

The Japanese researcher wrote a book about snowflake called ‘Water knows the answer’ in its Chinese version, which become a bestseller in China mainland. But I may prefer a review on his 15-year research with tables, charts and references.