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No Two Snowflakes are Alike?
#144562 - 11/13/08 10:14 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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I just can't believe this
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: GROWEED]
#144565 - 11/13/08 10:22 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Chances are, in fact, that there are lots of duplicates. What the snowologists really mean is that your chance of finding duplicates is virtually zero. It's been calculated that in a volume of snow two feet square by ten inches deep there are roughly one million flakes. Multiply that by the millions of square miles that are covered by snow each year (nearly one fourth of the earth's land surface), and then multiply that by the billions of winters that have occurred since the dawn of time, and it's obvious we're talking unimaginable googols of flakes. Some of these are surely repeats.
On the other hand, a single snow crystal contains perhaps 100 million molecules, which can be arranged in a gigajillion different ways. By contrast, the number of flakes that have ever been photographed in the history of snow research amounts to a few tens of thousands. So it seems pretty safe to say nobody's ever going to get documentary evidence of duplication. Still, it could happen, and what's more, GROWEED , it could happen to you. The way I figure, anybody who could dream up a question like this has got to have a lot of time on his hands. Get out and start looking.
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: Coaster]
#144574 - 11/13/08 10:32 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Coaster said: Chances are, in fact, that there are lots of duplicates. What the snowologists really mean is that your chance of finding duplicates is virtually zero. It's been calculated that in a volume of snow two feet square by ten inches deep there are roughly one million flakes. Multiply that by the millions of square miles that are covered by snow each year (nearly one fourth of the earth's land surface), and then multiply that by the billions of winters that have occurred since the dawn of time, and it's obvious we're talking unimaginable googols of flakes. Some of these are surely repeats.
On the other hand, a single snow crystal contains perhaps 100 million molecules, which can be arranged in a gigajillion different ways. By contrast, the number of flakes that have ever been photographed in the history of snow research amounts to a few tens of thousands. So it seems pretty safe to say nobody's ever going to get documentary evidence of duplication. Still, it could happen, and what's more, GROWEED , it could happen to you. The way I figure, anybody who could dream up a question like this has got to have a lot of time on his hands. Get out and start looking.
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: highasfuck]
#144581 - 11/13/08 10:37 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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sup homeslice
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: Coaster]
#144593 - 11/13/08 11:06 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks for explaining that, It really clears things up for me. I would look for proof, but I think im moving to warmer climates soon so im not the man for the job
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: highasfuck]
#144595 - 11/13/08 11:10 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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highasfuck said:
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Coaster said: Chances are, in fact, that there are lots of duplicates. What the snowologists really mean is that your chance of finding duplicates is virtually zero. It's been calculated that in a volume of snow two feet square by ten inches deep there are roughly one million flakes. Multiply that by the millions of square miles that are covered by snow each year (nearly one fourth of the earth's land surface), and then multiply that by the billions of winters that have occurred since the dawn of time, and it's obvious we're talking unimaginable googols of flakes. Some of these are surely repeats.
On the other hand, a single snow crystal contains perhaps 100 million molecules, which can be arranged in a gigajillion different ways. By contrast, the number of flakes that have ever been photographed in the history of snow research amounts to a few tens of thousands. So it seems pretty safe to say nobody's ever going to get documentary evidence of duplication. Still, it could happen, and what's more, GROWEED , it could happen to you. The way I figure, anybody who could dream up a question like this has got to have a lot of time on his hands. Get out and start looking.
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no, taken from straightdope.com
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: usg543]
#144596 - 11/13/08 11:10 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: usg543]
#144598 - 11/13/08 11:11 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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and he edited in GROWWEED's name for Leslie
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: usg543]
#144606 - 11/13/08 11:23 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: Coaster]
#144621 - 11/14/08 12:04 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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If I put my nuts on your chin you'd have a dick in your mouth boy.
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: Never_A_Frown]
#144625 - 11/14/08 01:57 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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That all depends on in you're facing north or south now don't it? Could end up with an asshole in his face.
But anyway, who's puppet are you?
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Re: No Two Snowflakes are Alike? [Re: GROWEED]
#144627 - 11/14/08 02:03 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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I found two snoflakes that were the same once............. they were both tiny and white..................... it kinda freaked me out at teh time
Edited by Siekostoner (11/14/08 02:03 AM)
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