“Snow crystals,” Ukichiro Nakaya wrote in 1939, “may be called letters sent from heaven.” The Japanese physicist spent his life studying snowflakes, eventually becoming the first to create an artificial snow crystal in the laboratory. His breakthrough led to a nuanced understanding of how snowflakes form.
Nakaya, however, was not the first scientist to take a close look at snowflakes. The process began as early as 150 BC when Chinese scholar Han Ying wrote about the “contrasts [between] the pentagonal symmetry of flowers with the hexagonal symmetry of snow.”
TreeHugger (Thanks Suzi & DG)
wow that’s beautiful!
That’s a sign of purity.
Here’s a link which looks into water and how it’s influenced. I think it’s in part 6 where you see frozen water, they freeze them and magnify the crystals, it shows you the music (emotions/influence) crystal image in the water, and the whole thing is very interesting over-all, for those that watch this note that this is the same with all that exists. (all particules).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5wN0qGu1gI <- CLICK!
- I’m afraid this was discredited a while ago. – Phillis
I don’t trust you…
http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/IMG/derren-snowflake.jpg
they’re not all that beautiful when there’s a foot of em in yer driveway…
Hm .. how did that guy study the flakes then .. BC?
Snowflakes……deja vu…..oh hell no…I’m back thinking about the snowflake trailers and missing bus footage again….philis, you’re so bad
Aren’t they beautiful? And each snowflake is unique too. Lovely.
LC x