2007-08-22 05:52:39 · 7 answers · asked by trancebabe 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It reminds me of a "Peanuts" cartoon, where Linus came running in saying: "I saw them! Two snowflakes EXACTLY the same!" When he went back outside into the falling snow with Charlie Brown, he said: "Now, they were around here someplace!"
2007-08-22 06:35:32 · answer #1 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The truth of the matter is that no one knows for sure whether your statement is true or not. To prove it would require comparing every snowflake that ever fell with every other snowflake that ever fell - an impossible task when you think about it.
I think is is safe to say that the probability of finding two snowflakes exactly alike is extremely low. However, this is not a proof of a certainty like "All snowflakes are different."
2007-08-22 13:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a widely held belief that no two snowflakes are alike. Strictly speaking, it is extremely unlikely for any two objects in the universe to contain an identical molecular structure; but there are, nonetheless, no known scientific laws that prevent it. In a more pragmatic sense, it's more likely—albeit not much more—that two snowflakes are visually identical if their environments were similar enough, either because they grew very near one another, or simply by chance. The American Meteorological Society has reported that matching snow crystals were discovered by Nancy Knight of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The crystals were not flakes in the usual sense but rather hollow hexagonal prisms.
2007-08-22 13:00:07 · answer #3 · answered by kchick8080 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just like people, they are all unique shapes, no two snowflakes are exactly the same and there are an infinite number of combinations of the shape.
2007-08-22 13:02:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are all humans different from each other? Is it true that all zebras have different stripes? It's the same concept. There will be some similarities, but even the littlest difference is just that--the difference.
2007-08-22 13:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by ∞Infinity∞ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Every single one is uniquely different. Crazy isn't it? Its like there being a star for every grain of sand on every beach and every desert on Earth. Blows you're mind.
2007-08-22 13:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are crystallised water and so are all the same structure. Sometimes the size varies due to temperature humidity etc but the crystal structure is always the same
2007-08-22 12:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by Alan F 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋