Friday, January 20, 2012

Snowflakes

It was a beautiful winter afternoon, the sun was up and creating just the right temperature. My friend and I were resting from hours of skiing when suddenly we noticed something fall through the earth's atmosphere to our ski pants. Snowflakes =D

That was the first time I have seen it and they were the most beautiful pieces of ice I have ever seen. Snowflakes fascinate me, they come perfectly in different shapes and form. The size, shape, and texture of the flakes depend on many environmental factors, including temperature, humidity, and which way the winds are blowing. Not only are snowflakes from different regions unique, but even flakes formed in the very same cloud will vary. Their shape is extremely dependent upon where they form in the cloud and the temperature changes each flake experiences as it is forming.

In theory, two snowflakes could be precisely the same, yet the probability of complex water molecules in two different snowflakes being distributed in the exact same configuration is next to zero. Even among billions and billions of crystals, the odds are unlikely. That's why snowflakes are considered a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Amazing Creator :)

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