Large ice crystals in Switzerland

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image showing Large ice crystals in Switzerland

sfxhewitt15 on February 8th, 2018 at 14:59 UTC »

Looks like supermans fortress.

Ayru_ on February 8th, 2018 at 15:35 UTC »

That hexagonal shape is caused by the molecular structure of frozen water, the molecules line up almost end to end which is why despite cold temperatures usually making things contract, freezing water actually makes it expand. It's also why snowflakes always have hexagonal symmetry.

BM-YOUR-GRIZZLIES on February 8th, 2018 at 17:00 UTC »

Jeez the water must be huge there.