A 2010 article in National Geographic News explores the idea that no two snowflakes are alike. There are “10,000,000,000,000,000,000 [or 10+19] water molecules in a typical snow crystal,” and each one forms when a supercooled cloud droplet (roughly 10-05 meters in diameter) freezes. While it’s true that each snow crystal sparkles in its own unique [...]
Countdown to Powers of Ten Day
- 10/10/10 951 days ago