Are we begining to glimpse the next dimension-Check out the odd shaped neverending hurricane above Saturn's north pole-AMAZING
2007-09-11 23:14:01 · 4 answers · asked by juststopit 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
look up saturn's hexagonal storm
2007-09-11 23:28:22 · update #1
Nobody is sure why the storm on Saturn's pole is Hexagonal. Perhaps it has something to do with the magnetosphere of the planet drawing the out the corners.
At this point everything is speculation because we have found no natural example of such a feature on Earth.
2007-09-11 23:58:57 · answer #1 · answered by most important person you know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There *are* conditions that occur naturally that produce hexagons (and pentagons). I've read an article that sub-surface winds produce the near-straight edge clouds we see on Saturn's pole, but - it's just theory. If Saturn weren't spinning so rapidly, that storm would likely have a circular center.
2007-09-12 11:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pentagon -- 5-sided object
Hexagon - 6-sided object
Hexagons do occur in nature. Ice crystals are hexagonal. Many minerals crystalize in different geometric shapes. Salt crystalizes in cubes, as do some sulphides.
There is nothing superdimensional about it.
Nature is a wonderful thing to study if you drop all the mystical crap and try to achieve understanding instead.
2007-09-12 10:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by glinzek 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the "next dimension" but the 5th Dimension song Age of Aquarius is a great tune to play in the background when you're smoking whatever it is you smoke...
2007-09-12 07:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋