Can Two Snowflakes Be Identical?

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Because Science

Because Science

4 жыл бұрын

No two snowflakes are exactly the same. Can that actually be true? With an extraordinary amount of snowflakes that drop in a single area, how can no two be the same? We break down what might set snowflakes apart even if it means going down to the microscopic level.

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@curseofgladstone4981
@curseofgladstone4981 4 жыл бұрын
by this logic, no two drops of water are the same. no two grains of sand, etc. I thnk its going a little beyond the original meaning
@cgi2002
@cgi2002 4 жыл бұрын
They are also completely wrong too. They said impossible but it's not, its improbable in a finite sample. In an infinate sample (aka the universe) it's quite probable infact almost certain that there are exact duplicates as there are a limited number of possible combinations of how a snowflake (grain of sand, pebble, rock, mountain, planet, etc) can form, and in the example of something as "simple" as a snowflake (compared to a far larger object for example a pebble) the odds of multiples are not as extreme. In an infinate universe, it is entirely possible that there is/will be another planet identical to earth, with identical lifeforms, doing the same identical thing at this second as everything our earth is, at this exact moment. It's not likely, but in an infinate universe, it's possible. The word impossible is hard to use without specific modifiers. For example if I said it's impossible for a human to fly, I would be wrong. People can fly, using machines, or by going to places were the force of gravity isn't pulling us down strong enough. Now if I said, it is "impossible for a human to fly unaided on earth at this exact point in time, providing nothing happens to alter the effects of gravity, mass, or any other known or unknown factor" I would be correct, in as far as we could prove, there may still be something I had overlooked in my specifics. As Douglas Adam wrote "Nothing is impossible, just highly improbable."
@pixeldesigns5333
@pixeldesigns5333 4 жыл бұрын
@@cgi2002 yes it is very unlikely
@KiemPlant
@KiemPlant 4 жыл бұрын
But then in the end nothing can be the same either because of quantum entanglement.
@Sekaro297
@Sekaro297 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah this video went from fact to misinformation. Still teaches people that they are unique as hell but it's not the full truth and even lies mixed in.
@cosmicmutant33
@cosmicmutant33 4 жыл бұрын
Yep there explanation is so farfetched its ridiculous. (Nearly infinite? ) we know how may molecules there are in 1 mole water. 6.02e^23 . So not nearly close to infinite
@attalamarco9761
@attalamarco9761 4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna be honest, saying 2 pretty much visually identical snowflakes are actually different because of their molecular structures is super unsatisfying, kinda like saying 2 pieces of A4 paper from one pack is different because of their respective molecular structures. With that sentiment, pretty much nothing in the universe can be the same, which makes the "no two snowflakes are the same" saying meaningless
@tungstenelephant9849
@tungstenelephant9849 4 жыл бұрын
Precisely my good sir
@NoThing-ec9km
@NoThing-ec9km 3 жыл бұрын
right
@karissad7382
@karissad7382 Жыл бұрын
So true, I'm mean if they both have the same core frequency and aurora...then they're the freaking same💁~~~~~>💓°•○☆💕
@savyblizzard6481
@savyblizzard6481 4 жыл бұрын
This seems like a cop out. By this reasoning, no two grains of sand are the same. That may also be true, but I think when most people hear this factoid they imagine the pattern, not the actual physical composition and arrangement of molecules. Maybe I'm alone on this, but whenever this was originally told to me in grade school it was right after a showing of the design patterns of snowflakes. So I always thought they meant "no two snowflake patterns are the same." Appealing to composition of molecules is trivial and doesn't seem to be addressing the actual question. Are there identical snowflake patterns? I suspect so, but would like to see a video on that.
@lukeheffernan2022
@lukeheffernan2022 4 жыл бұрын
100% agree
@P0HTAT0
@P0HTAT0 4 жыл бұрын
When I think the same I'm thinking looks the same and is essentially the same size. I'm not thinking I need a electron microscope that I need to be operating at 0c just to make sure its the same and not let the flakes melt! Than after comparing the visual inspection melting them down and run them threw a GS to ensure the same molecular makeup. Going by My metric I'm certain many snowflakes are the same. ❄❄Now if you take into account every flake that has ever fallen shouldn't' you run into the infinite monkey scenario eventually? A flake from today could possibly be the same as one from last year or 20 years ago or possibly a millennia ago. This kind of hair splitting is why you cant call identical twins truly identical even though they are. . . This one ate a potato the other ate a patato.
@AdrianWoodUK
@AdrianWoodUK 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. By this reasoning, no two *anything* is identical; the word becomes meaningless except in purely theoretical frameworks. There's a joke here about entering a spot-the-difference competition by just drawing a big circle around the picture. This is a good channel, but I think this video missed the mark a bit.
@inakimendiberri2226
@inakimendiberri2226 4 жыл бұрын
"No two croissants are the same because the chance that every quantic particle in each one has the same momentum is basically 0." this applies literally to every category of thing.
@Bob5mith
@Bob5mith 4 жыл бұрын
Identical Snowflakes? Scientist Ruins Winter For Everyone. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faDNlZeol5xjhJo
@Deribus575
@Deribus575 4 жыл бұрын
The theme doesn't really work as constant background music, it's too distracting
@der_sebbl
@der_sebbl 4 жыл бұрын
yeah, terrible
@Chad54615
@Chad54615 4 жыл бұрын
I thought that as well.
@twincast2005
@twincast2005 4 жыл бұрын
I had to force myself to watch until the end because of it. It's ill-suited to begin with due to its beat. And it wasn't designed (nor modified) to loop, so every time it starts again is distractingly noticeable. And it was so loud I had to strain my ears to understand her. A painful experience all around.
@jonathansteininger682
@jonathansteininger682 4 жыл бұрын
For those missing Kyle, You can now find him at his new channel on you tube Kyle Hill. Have a great day and never stop learning.
@radicalxedward8047
@radicalxedward8047 4 жыл бұрын
Seems more like a justification for the phrase rather than the initial meaning.
@autumnrain7626
@autumnrain7626 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@cultistofdarkness1661
@cultistofdarkness1661 4 жыл бұрын
1:43 bottom text is a mistake I think? if the probability is infinite then all snowflakes would be indentical
@FF-yd4ni
@FF-yd4ni 4 жыл бұрын
i guess it means 1/infinity
@TheOggy1111
@TheOggy1111 4 жыл бұрын
Well, since probability can't exceed 1, it's safe to assume she meant 1/inf.
@khaledzaidan
@khaledzaidan 4 жыл бұрын
We all get what she means... she just made a mistake saying it, which what the original comment is saying
@curseofgladstone4981
@curseofgladstone4981 4 жыл бұрын
yeah I think she means infinitesimal
@aquamonkeyeg
@aquamonkeyeg 4 жыл бұрын
Also, what does "nearly infinite" mean? I get that some infinities are larger than others, but how can something be nearly infinite?
@wikipediaboyful
@wikipediaboyful 4 жыл бұрын
On 1:41 It should have said "the probability of two snowflakes beign exactly the same is nearly ZERO"
@ddg79
@ddg79 4 жыл бұрын
Statistically improbable not scientifically impossible
@ctrl_audio5351
@ctrl_audio5351 4 жыл бұрын
Right
@marklewis383
@marklewis383 4 жыл бұрын
It’s pretty impossible dude
@eridiumrat3671
@eridiumrat3671 4 жыл бұрын
Technically yes but that's like saying it's scientifically improbably to quantum tunnel to China.
@danieln7777
@danieln7777 4 жыл бұрын
Just because it's highly improbable doesn't mean it's technically impossible
@marklewis383
@marklewis383 4 жыл бұрын
Daniel N yet you’ll never see it happen, ever
@moukidelmar
@moukidelmar 4 жыл бұрын
In order to say no two snowflakes are the same you would have to include every snowflake that has ever occurred anywhere in the universe throughout ALL TIME. It's untestable! And even if the odds of two being exactly alike right down to the molecular level are astronomical, if there is even single instance where they are it disproves this statement. It's the law of really big numbers. Given infinite time and with only a finite number of variables and configurations, eventually it WILL repeat.
@A._Person
@A._Person 4 жыл бұрын
And the best part is that because it's untestable, talking about it isn't scientific. In order to be science, something has to be provable through observation. If we can't test it, it's not science. EDIT: We can make theories, but they can only stay theories.
@antoniofaulkner2423
@antoniofaulkner2423 3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO REPEAT THIS. WTF
@mjkrh
@mjkrh 4 жыл бұрын
Well..... That's highly unlikely Not impossible
@marklewis383
@marklewis383 4 жыл бұрын
Mayu Jog no it’s impossible
@KD-jk6yo
@KD-jk6yo 3 жыл бұрын
@@marklewis383 no. It's possible
@erichj33
@erichj33 4 жыл бұрын
the audio isn't balanced. its louder in the right ear, please fix
@satanhimself3578
@satanhimself3578 4 жыл бұрын
I think that's just your headphones
@goat9295
@goat9295 4 жыл бұрын
@@satanhimself3578 no, they're right. The volume is slightly louder on the right, but most people wouldn't notice.
@kira7683
@kira7683 4 жыл бұрын
@@goat9295 Well now I noticed
@DeathClonic
@DeathClonic 4 жыл бұрын
I agree, it's driving me nuts
@der_sebbl
@der_sebbl 4 жыл бұрын
@@goat9295 I hear it too
@Teth47
@Teth47 4 жыл бұрын
If we limit "identical" to mean "Possessing the same number of water molecules in the same physical configuration" that doesn't even help much. A few years ago I did a rough estimate for a youtube comment and based on average global snowfall and how long Earth has been cool enough to allow snow to form, of all the snowflakes that have ever fallen on Earth only about 200 of them would have been identical as a high-side estimate.
@bradleycastro2783
@bradleycastro2783 4 жыл бұрын
First of all no its not scientificly impossible, its scientificly very unlikely which you mathmaticly show. I don't like the use of ultimates like never and impossible in a video that mathematicaly proves it is possible. Even if implausible.
@RDeathmark
@RDeathmark 4 жыл бұрын
Sooo...to get the answer of 'no' we have to get essentially as pedantic as the most 'technically' correct answer to the question 'can you touch something'
@_Gecko
@_Gecko 4 жыл бұрын
So was the center audio channel off limits? My right ear feels very smart right now, but my left one only got that upbeat music
@NoName-ik2du
@NoName-ik2du 2 жыл бұрын
I always thought this phrase was dumb for two reasons. Technically speaking, no two _anything_ that a human can see are ever perfectly identical. Cosmetically speaking, it's very easy to spot multiple snowflakes that are all visibly the same. First time I spotted two visually identical snowflakes as a child, I was amazed and thought I had made an amazing discovery...then I noticed that pretty much any time you _really_ look at snowflakes, you'll find more than one that look the same.
@pyglik2296
@pyglik2296 4 жыл бұрын
Well... they can be identical, depending on how much you're gonna ignore. Just like everything. On molecular level no two things are exactly the same, but if you look at accuracy of "only" tenths or hundreths of a millimeter there are plenty of identical screws, gears and probably even snowflakes.
@MalinOfSweden
@MalinOfSweden 4 жыл бұрын
Jeeez! Lower the background music! We want Kyle back!
@Miki_Naz
@Miki_Naz 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKu8ZWqJo7yjmK8
@lros1979
@lros1979 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah? And I want 3000 flurbos so I can spend a day at Blips and Chitz! Both scenarios are equally likely to occur. Just go to Kyle's new channel. Do you think BS wanted Kyle to leave? Now this channel is doing its best to put out good content for its subscribers. It's been a few months now man. Whining about Kyle being gone at this point... why? I don't have any clue why anyone would still be doing this. Please enlighten me why after this long you would still complain about this instead of, if you don't like it, unsubscribe and go to Kyle's new channel.
@MalinOfSweden
@MalinOfSweden 4 жыл бұрын
Kris Keller that escalated quickly 😂😂
@lros1979
@lros1979 4 жыл бұрын
@@MalinOfSweden so... no answer then eh? Like when the change first happened giving your opinion sure, that makes sense. After this much time... why? That's a serious question. Why still whine about it after this much time instead of unsubscribing and moving over to Kyle's channel?
@MalinOfSweden
@MalinOfSweden 4 жыл бұрын
Kris Keller it’s time to calm down for a second. You don’t know me or what situation caused me to miss that Kyle is gone. Hell you don’t know if I’ve been in a coma or hooked up to life support intensive care with Corona fighting for my life or served my country overseas. So go have a cookie and think for a second before you start harassing people.
@Mirinmaru
@Mirinmaru 4 жыл бұрын
By this logic there is no such thing as "exact same". Bravo captain obvious
@FF-yd4ni
@FF-yd4ni 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that makes pretty much any object unique. Only atoms and other small particles can be exactly the same.
@esbentu4783
@esbentu4783 4 жыл бұрын
@@FF-yd4ni Yeah, it's like saying you can never punch someone in the face because your atoms never touched... like... yeah... no.
@smeeglestheringbearer2930
@smeeglestheringbearer2930 4 жыл бұрын
It's not the best reasoning for "no two identical snowflakes". As well if that excuse was taken seriously in the science community it would be theoretically impossible to redo experiments.
@jonathanpatry
@jonathanpatry 4 жыл бұрын
@@esbentu4783 its a science channel. Of course if you ask they would say you are never touching someone if you punch them.
@Mirinmaru
@Mirinmaru 4 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanpatry shows what you know about scientists
@TimothyToyer-rn3sh
@TimothyToyer-rn3sh 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for breaking down how the formation of ice crystals leading to The reasoning behind why two snowflakes wouldn't be scientifically impossible.
@khaledzaidan
@khaledzaidan 4 жыл бұрын
1:41 mean to say "infinitesimal" instead of "infinite"?! :)
@ben_clifford
@ben_clifford 4 жыл бұрын
Came to say this
@nickcigic8927
@nickcigic8927 4 жыл бұрын
@@ben_clifford same!
@dionemoolman
@dionemoolman 4 жыл бұрын
Finally a new video that isn’t a rerun.
@TimothyToyer-rn3sh
@TimothyToyer-rn3sh 11 ай бұрын
Another thanks for making it easier to understand why two identical snowflakes would not be scientifically possible.
@housel9352
@housel9352 4 жыл бұрын
Can one of you do a video about what the unrelenting force shout from skyrim would do to your body? I can imagine what it would it do, but I want to see a science video about it
@muddyboots7753
@muddyboots7753 4 жыл бұрын
Has there been any one in the history of man who has looked at each and every snowflake even within the same hour to come up with the conclusion that "no two snowflakes are exactly the same"?
@MichaelBerthelsen
@MichaelBerthelsen 4 жыл бұрын
But this standard, two billets of steel with the same dimensions down to the atom in width can't be 'identical', since they'll have different tensions and internal stressors... It's a cop-out, rather than a real answer. They CAN look identical, but because their internal, atomic structure is different, they're not identical. It ignores the daily use of the word 'identical'. Identical twins have TONS of differences, when you account for how food lies differently in their internal organs, because they eat at different times. Doesn't make them not 'identical twins', does it?
@cesarquintanilla8742
@cesarquintanilla8742 4 жыл бұрын
I like this format
@juanespinoza4363
@juanespinoza4363 4 жыл бұрын
Cesar Quintanilla of the comments section?
@TheReal_ist
@TheReal_ist 4 жыл бұрын
Simple and pointless. I can see y u like it, the apple doesn't fall far ayyy....
@cesarquintanilla8742
@cesarquintanilla8742 4 жыл бұрын
Juan Espinoza idk how I feel the comment section yet.
@ctrl_audio5351
@ctrl_audio5351 4 жыл бұрын
Pluto is a planet and you cant change my mind
@DayHorse-iw9vk
@DayHorse-iw9vk 4 жыл бұрын
Of course it's a planet. A dwarf planet.
@Tharkon
@Tharkon 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, It's Okay to be Smart featured this topic and your previous topic, both exactly 6 years ago (which happens to be where I am right now in catching up with him).
@Mikepun51
@Mikepun51 4 жыл бұрын
"Snow scientist?" LOL!
@hershtheonly4799
@hershtheonly4799 4 жыл бұрын
wow she contradicts herself HARD. she says it is impossible then speaks of finite probability.
@linkbond08
@linkbond08 4 жыл бұрын
At this point I think we're splitting molecules. I don't observe snow flakes I melt them.
@juliuszsedzikowski
@juliuszsedzikowski 2 жыл бұрын
1. Some of your snowflakes have 8 sides and not 6 or multiples of 6 as they should 2. Your oxygens are bonded to 4 hydrogens, and your hydrogens are bonded to 4 oxygens, instead of showing hydrogen bonding between water molecules 3. Probability can be 1 at maximum. It cannot be infinite. You could say it's nearly zero, not nearly infinite 4. Nowhere in the video is there a proof that it is impossible for the two snowflakes to be the same in terms of bonding or amount of atoms if they're carefully made in vacuum (to avoid contact with water in the air possibly changing the snowflake)
@Dunkle0steus
@Dunkle0steus 4 жыл бұрын
"1:40 The probability of two snow flakes being exactly the same is nearly infinite" that's not how probability works. Probabilities are between 0 and 1. It could be infinitely small, but not infinite. Overall though, the exact same argument could be for grains of sand or any other small, seemingly similar thing.
@eridiumrat3671
@eridiumrat3671 4 жыл бұрын
Yes but that's kind of a lame answer because everything is unique even if made to be the exact same like those kilo standards which where molecules off
@TheMathGeek_314
@TheMathGeek_314 4 жыл бұрын
You know that's not what we mean by identical. If they look the same up close to the naked eye, they can be considered "identical". We aren't talking about subatomic similarities
@Reedith
@Reedith 4 жыл бұрын
Probably recorded from home because of this current situation but the voice quality is just a little too harsh ?
@justicegraceful2171
@justicegraceful2171 3 жыл бұрын
It all depends on what question you're actually asking. all the snow in 1 area where it snowed? all the snow on earth at one time? all the snow on every planet in the universe? current snow? all past and future snow? when you take into account the vast spectrum of that question the answer differs.
@nicholashorton5566
@nicholashorton5566 3 жыл бұрын
My few minute estimate is more infrequently than 1 out of every 675*10^5120, though weather patterning may make it more frequent (not comprehensibly, though).
@lorez6063
@lorez6063 4 жыл бұрын
This universe is so amazing. The further we look, the more it blows our minds.
@thisguylovebananas
@thisguylovebananas 4 жыл бұрын
what "C" ? I just know celsius. 😃
@williamhopkins4321
@williamhopkins4321 4 жыл бұрын
Americans are so for F and they can't even say Celsius
@Shiny_Rayz
@Shiny_Rayz 4 жыл бұрын
@@williamhopkins4321 But C is the way to write it So is F I do not get how being American changes them for being less credible Almost as if you are assuming that is their fault the education system sucks...
@bhesseling9949
@bhesseling9949 4 жыл бұрын
@@Shiny_Rayz I think they meant it as a joke since you write it like this '°C'
@Shiny_Rayz
@Shiny_Rayz 4 жыл бұрын
Doubt, but if it was a joke, I am stupid then...
@JasonWW2000
@JasonWW2000 4 жыл бұрын
@@williamhopkins4321 Americans are not "for" F, this is simply the unit that is used in that country. You would use F if that is what your country used. I hope you understand the difference between being "for" a unit and simply using the unit that is already established in your country.
@huska1382
@huska1382 4 жыл бұрын
It feels rushed and is missing the human interaction aspect
@AdrianWoodUK
@AdrianWoodUK 4 жыл бұрын
In their defence, they possibly can't do the human interaction element right now, what with worldwide quarantines in respond to the global pandemic and all.
@mjkrh
@mjkrh 4 жыл бұрын
I think Kyle left Not sure though
@huska1382
@huska1382 4 жыл бұрын
@@AdrianWoodUK yeah that I get but even when Kyle left they didn't get anyone new
@AdrianWoodUK
@AdrianWoodUK 4 жыл бұрын
@@mjkrh What are you basing that on? I do note that 1) Kyle was in a video here less than a week ago, 2) he's still listed by name in the channel description. Not saying you're wrong, to be clear, I'm just trying to check if you have some reason to think that, or if it's a guess on your part.
@huska1382
@huska1382 4 жыл бұрын
@@mjkrh yes. He did leave but he has his own channel called Kyle Hill
@AndrewAce.
@AndrewAce. 4 жыл бұрын
_Molecular variations and different subatomic particle placements._ Now that's just pedantic...
@christianheichel
@christianheichel 4 жыл бұрын
Cheap shot at Pluto. Poor Pluto.
@brambleblaster
@brambleblaster 4 жыл бұрын
The question is about observable patterns, not atomic ones.
@idcrafter-cgi
@idcrafter-cgi 4 жыл бұрын
why is the audio only on the right track?
@sithis3838
@sithis3838 4 жыл бұрын
Um hum... right right... woah... ok I think I’m done
@GreyGreenGod
@GreyGreenGod 4 жыл бұрын
Well... yeah. That’s true for everything in the universe though. If you look at any two close enough they won’t be exact.
@jbrown92
@jbrown92 4 жыл бұрын
I miss Kyle.
@JMilMovies
@JMilMovies 4 жыл бұрын
Check out his new channel. It's called "Kyle Hill"
@amirq521
@amirq521 4 жыл бұрын
Right side is louder for some reason but thanks for the video
@mikemalley1909
@mikemalley1909 4 жыл бұрын
Come on! You gotta diss my boy Pluto like that? Not cool, Dr Moo. Not cool.
@fistsofsnake5475
@fistsofsnake5475 4 жыл бұрын
I'm with you bro. i love doctor Moo but i have strong feelings about Pluto
@personpersonson7958
@personpersonson7958 4 жыл бұрын
But there are massive amounts of snowflakes, and it isn't about anything other than appearance
@namikosai9466
@namikosai9466 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, it's a matter of philosophy. One could argue that with infinite time, a way to make snow continuously fall, perfect constant conditions within a controlled environment, you *have* to have the exact same molecular structure occur repeated times, because it is just probability. An example analogy would is when you play a game and grind for a specific item and you keep going after you get that item, then you get another one, and another. It might be a really rare drop, and the odds of getting two might be unlikely, but it is never impossible. But then there is the philosophy that it could never truly be "the exact same" as that would entail it having the same quantum state, it would have to be in the exact same place and time, in the exact same molecular structure, at the exact same velocity, in the exact same direction, etc etc. Whether or not you classify something as "the same", all depends on how technical you want to get. You could say that all snow as a whole is the same, because it is all frozen flakes of water, or that they are all different. Then you can even go and say that they shouldn't technically exist because the universe's origins make no sense, due to the need for there to be a beginning of the beginning, or a time before time, or a reason for anything and everything to ever exist ever. You could say that the snowflake should be impossible to exist because of the forces being exerted on it, such as gravity, its mass being what it is, wind, other particles, etc. You could say that the rays from the sun should melt them before they even hit the ground, assuming the rays can even hit them in the first place while they are still falling. While it is true that there is a myriad of Dichotomies on subjects such as these, I think it is most appropriate to say that the answer is both are true. As a collective, all of us humans as beings, people, individuals, are the same, while also being different in our own unique ways. While we all share the trait of individuality, we also share commonalities with each other. The point is, we are all the same, and unique. Our humanity, our love and compassion, our drive, our passion for art, science, learning, making things better, and making each other and ourselves better and happier, is what makes us all wonderful, strange, funny, and complex beings.
@Klatski
@Klatski 4 жыл бұрын
well that boils down to how precisely you define unique, right? when talking about uniqueness, most people talk about differences visible to the naked eye.
@JDoors
@JDoors 4 жыл бұрын
I think the saying means, to the average person, no two snowflakes "look alike," and we can assume the average person understands "look alike" means, "to the naked eye." I have no issue with the scientific explanation of the near-infinite probabilities on a molecular level, but the difference between what people expect the saying to mean and the scientific explanation of the molecular differences should have been made stronger. Maybe I missed it, but then that kind'a make my point.
@BigBlackCorvette
@BigBlackCorvette 4 жыл бұрын
Dr. M. I Love the science stuff to death.
@francoislacombe9071
@francoislacombe9071 4 жыл бұрын
But can there be snowflakes that are visually identical, even if their detailled molecular structures are not?
@JasonWW2000
@JasonWW2000 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, they even said this in the video.
@dhameoin
@dhameoin 4 жыл бұрын
Each snowflake is beautiful and unique until you have to get the shovel to clear the snow.
@PelonMusk
@PelonMusk 3 ай бұрын
No two ANYTHING is exactly alike.
@cluckcluck236
@cluckcluck236 4 жыл бұрын
Sooooo yes, they can be identical... Just not on a molecular level Couldn't that be said about most things?
@bernat_CustardCream
@bernat_CustardCream 3 жыл бұрын
But our teachers, they were right about Pluto, as being a planet is a convention that changes, before the change it was technically correct to say "Pluto is a planet", isn't it?
@CtrlRoger
@CtrlRoger 3 жыл бұрын
“The probability of two snowflakes being exactly the same is nearly infinite” Sure
@samgu3750
@samgu3750 4 жыл бұрын
fun fact: the total number of possbile molecular combinations work out to a discrete value. the fact? oh just that no discrete value can ever be "nearly infinite"
@someguy0987
@someguy0987 4 жыл бұрын
Can multiple snowflakes look identical? Yes. Size be damned it’s all about the shape and it was absolutely never about them on a subatomic level. That’s like saying no two birds of the same gender and species are identical even though they have the exact same patterning. It gets to a point of “close enough” where slight variants don’t count to being a discrepancy. Are they the EXACT SAME, no but they look the same and that’s what the question was. NOTHING IS EVER THE SAME WHEN MADE OUT OF COMPLEX MATERIALS. You’re only ever going to find things exactly the same when looking at the elements on the periodic table such as Gold for an example. One bit of gold to the next will be identical down to its atoms. So unless Snow is a new element than you shouldn’t be holding it to the same standard.
@antoniofaulkner2423
@antoniofaulkner2423 3 жыл бұрын
Quantum phyisics says that it is possible because of the hisenburg uncertainty princible
@jstabile100
@jstabile100 4 жыл бұрын
So nothing can ever be truly duplicated. But being the exact same and being effectively the same are not mutually exclusive.
@Torodes23
@Torodes23 4 жыл бұрын
My right ear likes this video more than my left!
@Evaonk
@Evaonk 4 жыл бұрын
The looping intro music is giving me a headache
@sidbell929
@sidbell929 4 жыл бұрын
"Impossible" - I do not think it means what you think it means
@reedofwater
@reedofwater 4 жыл бұрын
Are you shitting me? "Scientifically" impossible? Practically impossible sure, but it's definitely possible, just EXTREMELY unlikely.
@gerhardsnyman9192
@gerhardsnyman9192 4 жыл бұрын
Background music too loud and what is"C"? Celsius ?
@JasonWW2000
@JasonWW2000 4 жыл бұрын
Obviously. In today's age you need to be familiar with all the common units. It will help you going forward.
@csq7871
@csq7871 3 жыл бұрын
Ive stayed for Dr. Moo. Can we see her face again
@decepticonsforever
@decepticonsforever 4 жыл бұрын
I think most people who doubt the claim is cause there are a "finite" number of shapes they can take. The size of them is sort of negligible so sure, you can have that, but the molecular makeup making them individual..... kind of an easy way out cause you can say that about almost anything in the universe with mass.
@21kico21
@21kico21 4 жыл бұрын
that was doctor moo....so I guess shes still on the sinking ship lol
@TenshiR
@TenshiR 4 жыл бұрын
Dr. Moo!!!!!!!!!😃💚
@lorddaveed
@lorddaveed 4 жыл бұрын
Soooo, you're saying there is a chance? Got it. LikeI've heard before its not impossible, just improbable.
@christopherjamesbrown9026
@christopherjamesbrown9026 4 жыл бұрын
Here's a good question for the channel "Will Kyle ever come back"
@Doc0A
@Doc0A 3 жыл бұрын
Nope he's no longer in the void. He teaches now on the facility
@jacobcomongore4180
@jacobcomongore4180 4 жыл бұрын
1. Probability of infinity doesn’t make sense mathematically 2. If it did make sense mathematically it would mean there has to be identical snowflakes
@fuzzythoughts8020
@fuzzythoughts8020 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else find it funny that the first video without Kyle is discussing if you can copy a one of a kind thing?
@jotarokujo8375
@jotarokujo8375 4 жыл бұрын
No views and 8 comments? Weird
@dominicmcg2368
@dominicmcg2368 4 жыл бұрын
verification rates for views, comments, and likes are different, so people will have watched it when they commented, but youtube hasn't verified the views yet to make sure they're not mirror accounts, bots, etc... and will not display unverified views
@n1elkyfan
@n1elkyfan 4 жыл бұрын
@@dominicmcg2368 I'm guessing you watched Steve Mold or Tom Scott's video.
@NeutronicalGaming
@NeutronicalGaming 3 жыл бұрын
There's nothing explicitly stopping it, it's just what we like to call *hella unlikely*
@CtrlOptDel
@CtrlOptDel 4 жыл бұрын
Having spent some time on Tumblr, I’m confident in saying yes.
@Idiocy_JJ
@Idiocy_JJ 4 жыл бұрын
But can superman be cut by a lightsaber?
@GAROU-THEGODSLAYER
@GAROU-THEGODSLAYER 4 жыл бұрын
that's kyles content.since kyle left this channel these guys don't realy have interesting content anymore.I suggest you check out kyles new channel"kyle hill".👍
@gaminfish8975
@gaminfish8975 4 жыл бұрын
is it possible for two peoople to have the same fingerprints? This has always bothered me because there's only so much space on your finger
@JasonWW2000
@JasonWW2000 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, also same for DNA.
@YamiYaiba
@YamiYaiba 4 жыл бұрын
Apparently no, because on a molecular level something will be slightly different, according to this video. The variation may be so imperceptibly small that it's irrelevant and undetectable by common methods, and the conclusion entirely disregards the the spirit of the question, but TECHNICALLY they're different.
@JasonWW2000
@JasonWW2000 4 жыл бұрын
@@YamiYaiba We are talking about fingerprints, not fingers. So the shape you see when powder is applied to the oil residue left behind. So it's an image.
@Zoki4444
@Zoki4444 3 жыл бұрын
Because Science: "There are approximately 10 quintillion molecules in each snowflake. With such a vast amount and the possible variations of those molecules, the probability of two snowflakes being exactly the same is nearly infinite." Floyd Christmas: "So you're telling me there's a chance..... YEAH!"
@TheMetoG
@TheMetoG 4 жыл бұрын
diss pluto again, i dare you
@MizanQistina
@MizanQistina 4 жыл бұрын
Of course, if they are twins
@timdreams4319
@timdreams4319 4 жыл бұрын
Celsius
@shabazz1490
@shabazz1490 Жыл бұрын
"The probability of two snowflakes being the same is nearly infinite", she says! I have to question what the phrase "nearly infinite" means. That's like the old canard: nearly pregnant! Either a woman is pregnant or she isn't! Similarly, either something is infinite or it's not! The term "nearly infinite" is absolutely meaningless since infinite is larger by any magnitude to any finite number!
@skintech8620
@skintech8620 5 ай бұрын
Displates are $150.00. the guy in the commercial has 1500 dollars worth of tin and paint hanging on his wall. Cool, huh?🙄
@jeremyvculek3090
@jeremyvculek3090 4 жыл бұрын
Where the hell is Kyle?!? I don’t trust science without his hair!!!
@thoughtbiscuits1702
@thoughtbiscuits1702 3 жыл бұрын
On his own youtube channel "Kyle Hill".
@easymac79
@easymac79 Жыл бұрын
Can we get ARIA to run the numbers again? Billions of years worth of snowflakes and you are saying it is *impossible to never have two be identical. Maybe unlikely. I am from MO; 'Show me' the math please.
@GAROU-THEGODSLAYER
@GAROU-THEGODSLAYER 4 жыл бұрын
Who else wants kyle back?
@Doc0A
@Doc0A 3 жыл бұрын
His own channel is great
@chr13
@chr13 Жыл бұрын
1:41 The probability is infinite?
@aadarshsaraf7959
@aadarshsaraf7959 4 жыл бұрын
WHERE IS OUR BOY?!?
@JasonWW2000
@JasonWW2000 4 жыл бұрын
Kyle left Nerdist and started his own channel called "Kyle Hill".
@aadarshsaraf7959
@aadarshsaraf7959 4 жыл бұрын
@@JasonWW2000 you just saved my life.
@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179
@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179 4 жыл бұрын
Well, that was pretty obvious
@ItsZorroDood
@ItsZorroDood 4 жыл бұрын
Social media taught me that every snowflake is special and extremely dumb.
@XXIII_89
@XXIII_89 3 жыл бұрын
Hydrogen atoms.. D'what... this is huge, how can such a complicated thing be brushed off like in this video!? That's huge i had no idea in the in-discrepancy in hydrogen atoms!
@mikehamelin7520
@mikehamelin7520 6 ай бұрын
this question as I have understood it was always a visual question not a molecular question. way to take the fun out of it. are twins twins? nope, not according to you.
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