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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOOGLE WIN: “WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST OBSERVED SNOWFLAKE” GOOGLE DOODLE BROKEN DOWN
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"Had to do a quick post on the latest World record for the largest observed snowflake Google Doodle.
Google have put together an awesome little HTML5 animation showing their more light-hearted side, coinciding with the UK seeing snow in some parts of the country."
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GOOGLE WIN: “WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST OBSERVED SNOWFLAKE” GOOGLE DOODLE BROKEN DOWN (Original Post)
tabatha
Jan 2012
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tabatha
(18,795 posts)1. Google doodle marks 125th anniversary of the world’s biggest snowflake
Theres a new Google doodle today and its a pretty unusual one, designed to mark the 125th anniversary of the worlds biggest snowflake. Its not clear why theyve decided to single this particular event out, but then the Google doodles have always been pretty random.
The worlds biggest snowflake was recorded on January 28th 1887 in Fort Keogh, Montana. Records from the time claim that this snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. Does that sound credible to you? There are no photos of the snowflake, and you have to wonder whether such a thing is even possible. Nevertheless, the legend has stuck.
There is apparently no scientific reason why a snowflake couldnt be that large, even if weather conditions would likely break such a fragile thing up pretty quickly. There have been reliable accounts of snowflakes as wide as six inches in the past couple of decades.
http://100gf.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/google-doodle-marks-125th-anniversary-of-the-worlds-biggest-snowflake/
placecove
(1 post)2. snowflake shape
snowflakes have six points....always....what is with this design? where is science?...maybe it was a manufactured large flake
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)3. That's the first thing I noticed too.
SUE1014
(1 post)4. size of snowflake
Hence,it's the biggest! duh