The science of snowflakes with Brian Cox | BBC Ideas

How do snowflakes form? Why do they have six sides? Is it true that each snowflakes is unique? Here's some serious snowflake trivia courtesy of physicist Prof Brian Cox.

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0:00 What is a snowflake?
0:30 How snowflakes are made - and why no two snowflakes are the same
1:18 Johannes Kepler asks: Why do snowflakes always have six sides?
2:19 Different snowflake shapes
2:44 Snowflake photography and how to take the perfect shot
3:14 Snowflakes and symmetry
3:37 Snowflakes aren't actually white!
3:50 Snowflakes and the Universe


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[aleks-maria-mai]

That is a magnificent video) Thank you, BBC team!❄

[jackwu]

I am curious why you uploaded this video many times. This is my third time to watch this.

[MarkUnderwood-fbbf]

I just love listening. The thought experiments are literal 'forever experiments'. Think about conservation of information. That snow flake, falling onto you sleeve. It melts. Where does the construction information go? How is it retrieved?