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Jason-C [2012-08-18 15:17:13 +0000 UTC]

I think the entire universe might be a snowflake. Ever heard of the holographic principle? [link] If the 3d universe we see is just a projection from a 2d plane at the edge of spacetime, it'd make perfect sense for the shape of that 2d object to be a hexagon. Each "pixel" on the surface of the hexagon would correspond to a sub atomic particle in the 3d projection, and a hexagon is the most efficient shape for containing all this information on a flat surface isometrically. It'd also help explain weird quantum effects like superposition and entanglement, because even though the particles in the holographic projection are seperated by a huge distance, their original representations on the surface would be closer together. I'm sure if you stared at this snowflake for long enough, you would either work out a way to directly travel across the 2d surface of reality and be able to travel anywhere in the universe instantaneously, or failing that, appreciate how pretty snowflakes can be.

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bugman123 [2011-05-12 07:40:20 +0000 UTC]

Did you take this photo yourself?

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