Dispelling the myth about snowflakes.

Yes, they really do have 6 sides.

These are snippets from MACRO pictures taken at Christmas 2003 at my daughter's place when they live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I had the best camera for taking MACRO shots like this- it would focus up to 10cm.

We were listening to the radio today and in a scientific journal was an artist's rendition of an octagonal snowflake in the article. If you look around during Christmas, chances are you will see snowflakes being displayed with 5 sides and 8 sides. This misconception about snowflakes is just laughable!!!

Well here is proof! After all H2O is three molecules and when you start putting them together (3+3=6...last time I counted) they make six sides and that's how they are going to stackup!

'Nuf said. Any questions from the Pentagon?
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