nankainamizuhana

nankainamizuhana t1_ja7yh0d wrote

So the intent, I assume, was to quickly visualize if there were a finite number of corners or a repeated pattern?

I'm quite curious about the large yellow vertical line. I can't decide whether it's more reasonable that the line is a large swath of integers with no perfect squares containing 2 or 5; or a large swath where all such perfect squares are of the form n=4m+2.

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nankainamizuhana t1_j5abq4i wrote

This is absolutely possible. When only a little bit of the snow melts, but most is still solid, you'll have a combination that's functionally a solid but that loses some structural integrity. It would begin to slough off, but friction between the snowflakes and surface tension with the water will keep them from breaking apart. That only stops when there's too much water, which means less friction.

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