TIL: honeycombs start out circular, and the surface tension of the beeswax pulls them into hexagons as it solidifies, because it is the most energetically favorable conformation. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Submitted by craigdahlke t3_127s897 on March 31, 2023 at 5:14 PM in todayilearned 33 comments 2,959
Landlubber77 t1_jegjcis wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:15 PM So next time someone tells you to mind your own beeswax tell them it's unnecessary because it will achieve the most energetically favorable conformation all on its own. Permalink 12
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