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Old 26-01-2007, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by fringe_dweller View Post
also depends on the chemical composition of particles, maybe they might kinda further break down in size, from ultra-violet light even, bumping into each other ect.?
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So these droplets that make up this tail, start bumping into each other, joining up, getting larger. They move further away from the sun, freeze into a dirty snowball and the whole thing starts over again.
I like that idea.
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