[HN Gopher] How big can a snowflake get?
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       How big can a snowflake get?
        
       Author : Hooke
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2023-12-28 19:41 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | JoeAltmaier wrote:
       | Snowflakes - aggregations of snow crystals - can grow to
       | astonishing proportions.
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       | Many have encountered big fluffy snow-wads that piff! into your
       | face, when conditions are right - little wind, near freezing,
       | high precipitation.
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       | I've seen 'snow cones', which are little snow-wads that have been
       | formed by upper atmosphere conditions into cone-shaped
       | aggregates, point down, spiraling slowly in a marvelous flotilla
       | of adorable tiny snow ballerinas!
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       | Maybe 2 inches tall!
        
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