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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on December 06, 2010, 17:28
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Scientists were today able to dispel the age-old belief that no two snowflakes are the same, using state of the art microscopy and by catching flakes as they fell in specially designed equipment while sitting at a table outside a pub in Norwich. The team of researchers, backed by a £20m grant, were able to make an identical match to the famous Bentley flake, photographed 47 years ago by amateur snowflakeologist Wilson Bentley.
‘It’s one of the last remaining challenges known to science and we’ve cracked it at last,’ said lead researcher, Professor Kenneth Libbrecht. ‘The team will soon disband to pursue other major scientific challenges, such as the unresolved toast-butter conundrum, and whether or not my baldness makes me a better lover.’
The scientists then ordered another round and considered the futility of existence, an activity for which they also receive a grant worth twice the GDP of Tonga.
LINK (http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/12/03/scientists-discover-snowflake-identical-to-one-which-fell-in-1963/)
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:laugh:
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:D
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Clive would know... he has the same one from 1657
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It has pride of place in my freezer! :laugh:
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There wouldn't be room in mine!
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Nor ours, we're having to borrow space for the turkey with some friends.
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;D
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It was OK till the weather turned nasty - it wouldn't have been delivered until the 17th, but I brought that forward a week to allow for any delays.
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It'll probably take a week to defrost anyway!
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The first one took six days...