Snowflakes fall in related methods
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Individual snowflakes have distinctive, intricate patterns, however the sophisticated approach through which they fall seems to be universal.
Normally, when an object falls to the ground it picks up pace till the forces of gravity and air resistance stability out. At this level, the object stops accelerating, reaching its terminal velocity. However, mild and delicately formed snowflakes get caught in turbulent air flows on their approach down, which turns their descent into a extra sophisticated sequence of floating and twirling. This makes the path they…