Neat video shows a snowflake melting in reverse
Digital Reporter
Monday, December 15, 2014, 7:01 PM -
A neat video by YouTube user Armand9x features a snowflake melting in reverse, showing what it might look like had the flake formed on the ground.
The short video has become something of a viral hit, racking up more than 100,000 views since it was uploaded earlier this month.
NO TWO SNOWFLAKES ARE ALIKE
As snowflakes fall down to Earth, they interact with a variety of conditions -- like temperature and air pressure -- that impact their shape and size.
"Although no two crystals end up exactly alike, the six arms of a single crystal all travel together, so they all grow in synchrony, giving each falling crystal a unique and intricate structure with a recognizable symmetry,” Kenneth Libbrecht, a physicist at the California Institute of Technology told LiveScience.
The largest snowflake ever found was a mind-boggling 38 centimetres wide. It was discovered in Fort Keogh, Montana, USA on January 28, 1887.
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