Someone commented on this, While snowflakes are certainly beautiful and apparently infinitely unique, a phrase like tetrahedral molecular configuration that resonates with the geometry of the fabric of the vacuum and is thermodynamically inversed is just pseudo-scientific nonsense. I answered as follows, cuz I love how self-professed skeptics try to insult this fringe stuff, and end up making themselves look like complete ignoramuses. tetrahedral molecular configuration - the water molecule has a 3D shape with 4 equilateral triangles at the face - this is called a tetrahedron. BASIC chemistry. thermodynamically inversed - at +4 degrees celsius, water ceases to contract as it is cooled, and this is why ice expands when it freezes. Most substances always only expand when they are heated. This property allows ice to float on liquid water, protecting overwintering aquatic organisms, and it is essential for life on earth for other reasons too. Again, this is not controversial at all. that resonates with the geometry of the fabric of the vacuum This is a hypothesis, so you are welcome to disagree with it, but in reality it is no more pseudo-scientific than, say, the theory that all molecules are given the property of mass from interacting with some Higgs boson. Word to the wise: skepticism is a two-way street. If you cant examine your own deep-set opinions and biases with the same critical eye as those you disagree with, then you have proven nothing but your ability to be led around like some drooling yes-man.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:12:08 +0000