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Observe the Science of a Snowflake

Posted December 19, 2012 9:32 AM

From CNET News:

You won't take those eye-catching geometric patterns on snowflakes for granted after seeing this video.

Read the whole article and watch the video

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Re: Observe the Science of a Snowflake

12/19/2012 9:56 PM

Some of the graphics had 8- or 9-fold symmetry, and possibly others besides 6. Oops.

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