A snow flake is formed by the way frozen H2O molecules collect together. A...(More)

A snow flake is formed by the way frozen H2O molecules collect together. A real snow flake is actually a 3 dimensional fractal structure with some details large enough to see with your unaided eye and others only a few molecules across. The real process that generates snow flakes is a complex process but this simulation is quite simple. In 2 dimensions, frozen particles wander randomly until getting frozen to the crystal structure. As they freeze to the structure, a new particle is randomly positioned in the display rectangle to start a new life of wandering around for its place in the snow flake. Any particles leaving the display rectangle are immediately randomly positioned back in it. If you want to learn more about the real formation of snow flakes, go to: www.snowcrystals.com If you want to have some fun interactively viewing other fractals, go to: www.hightechdreams.com(Less)