Why do snowflakes freeze into complex geometric patterns?

[ElliotSmith]

TL;DR

Why do snow flakes freeze into complex geometric patterns?

Why do snowflakes freeze into complex geometric patterns?

 

[jim mcnamara]

Try this: https://Earth'sky.org/earth/how-do-snowflakes-get-their-shape

 

[Stephen Tashi]

The link from @jim mcnamara can lead to the link http://www.snowcrystals.com/science/science.html

I haven't studied snowflakes, but "it sounds good to me".

 

[pinball1970]

Try this: https://Earth'sky.org/earth/how-do-snowflakes-get-their-shape

Interesting.
I had the impression the shapes were fractal related but the word was not mentioned in the link at all.