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minus-squareCourtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up53·13 hours agoI’ve had multiple teachers, including at least one science teacher, say nature doesn’t do straight lines. It was just as baffling then as it is now. Especially since I’ve always had a fascination with pyrite.
minus-squareArmok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·12 hours agoDoesn’t quartz also do straight lines pretty much always?
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoSnow is just straight lines
minus-squareTheEighthDoctor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoEvery crystal or crystal like structure does straight line no?
minus-squareArmok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoDiamond looks to be pretty jagged/rough, but I guess even it does have some straight lines on it.
minus-squareCourtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 hours agoBased on the two large mostly clear crystals from different parts of the world I’m (figuratively) holding, “yes” would be my answer. Although most quartz I come across in the wild is the cloudy chunky kind.
minus-squareorca@orcas.enjoying.yachtslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 hours agoEven snowflakes are all straight lines! I remember seeing close-up images of them in the science magazines we had in school.
minus-squareCourtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·38 minutes agoCrystalline structure in general is basically all straight lines and angles
I’ve had multiple teachers, including at least one science teacher, say nature doesn’t do straight lines.
It was just as baffling then as it is now. Especially since I’ve always had a fascination with pyrite.
Doesn’t quartz also do straight lines pretty much always?
Snow is just straight lines
Every crystal or crystal like structure does straight line no?
Diamond looks to be pretty jagged/rough, but I guess even it does have some straight lines on it.
Based on the two large mostly clear crystals from different parts of the world I’m (figuratively) holding, “yes” would be my answer. Although most quartz I come across in the wild is the cloudy chunky kind.
Even snowflakes are all straight lines! I remember seeing close-up images of them in the science magazines we had in school.
Crystalline structure in general is basically all straight lines and angles