{"id":35417,"date":"2012-12-21T12:09:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T10:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=35417"},"modified":"2012-12-21T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T10:09:35","slug":"the-chemistry-of-snowflakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=35417","title":{"rendered":"The Chemistry of Snowflakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VYrF3sFBY20?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video tracks formation of snowflakes from their origins in bits of dust in clouds that become droplets of water falling to Earth. 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