# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/yha77LE9nj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461777-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fa58483386.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-01-31T14:47:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Scientists think that the math to describe icicle formation also applies to stalactites in caves. The difference is that each grows due to different properties. Icicles form from temperature differences in the air. Stalactites form from the diffusion of carbon dioxide gas.

#icicles #nature #science #iflscience #ifls #stalactites #caves #scientists #winter #snow #ice #math #mathematics #icicle

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## Tags

mathematics, ice, nature, stalactites, snow, science, icicles, scientists, math, ifls, icicle, caves, winter, iflscience

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