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Are snowflakes really all unique?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33171points) January 26th, 2015

When I was growing up, the party line was “all snowflakes are unique” and they never repeat. I accepted that when I was 10 years old.

But in thinking about the purported megastorm in New England tomorrow, I wonder. We’re talking about 24+ inches of snow over several thousand square miles of the US.

Is it really possible that not one of the zillions of snowflakes is a duplicate of another?

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