Why Is the Shape of a Snowflake So Perfect?

Snowflakes are like tiny ice sculptures made in the sky. They start as a small dot of ice, and then more ice builds around it, but here's the fun part: they grow symmetrically because of the way water molecules stick together. Just like how you might fold paper to make a flower with six petals, each snowflake ends up having six sides. That’s why every snowflake is a perfect little six-pointed star, even though no two look the same!

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  1. A snowflake is like a tiny ice star with six points growing evenly on each side.
  2. Imagine folding paper six times before cutting it, that’s how a snowflake becomes symmetrical.
  3. Each flake forms in the sky, and its shape depends on where it goes as it falls.

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