The Magical Mandelbrot Tour—Come Along!

[1Void0Infinity1]

Our neural structure is such that we are capable of observing our own mental experience with our brains. Our brain is capable of looking into itself & viewing itself having experiences. Thus, it creates a closed loop that is separate from the rest of reality, its own pocket-fractal. Surprisingly, the universe is comprised of fractals too. In fractals there's infinite regression & progression, but depending on one's interpretation it could be an analogy of nothing or the vastness of our cosmos.

[EpifanesEuergetes]

What the fract was that?

Sorry... I couldn't leave it without a very very bad pun.

[premed2]

@EpifanesEuergetes LOL, I liked it, so it most be bad. ;p

[AnneOnAMoose]

Reminds of of back when I designed a tattoo for my back of a snake spiraling out from a specific vertabrae (I forget which) using the golden ratio, I put the Fibonacci sequence in roman numerals in the snake's scale design. It woulda looked cool for several years but cost a small fortune to have done.

[premed2]

@AnneOnAMoose That's the problem with mathematically based tattoos. That's why Popeye the Sailor Man, a man of little means, went with MOM and a SHIP'S ANCHOR.

[AnneOnAMoose]

@premed2 My girlfriend at the time was a mother and had her son's name and a ship's anchor tattooed on her (her son was named James, not Popeye). What a fantasically coincedental comment!

[2bsirius]

Lovely

[premed2]

@2bsirius :)

[yellowlabrador]

thanks for the Mozart and the fractals, what a lovely combination. I found fractals really fascinating when we covered them at uni. But such a lovely combination first thing on a Sunday morning, now for breakfast.....

[premed2]

@yellowlabrador My pleasure!

[gothatfunk]

close up long shots of the universe. talk about a wide angle lens....

[premed2]

@gothatfunk A mathematical universe... without Keanu Reeves!

[SonoftheKing81]

the spirals at the start reminded me of snail shells

snail shells reminded me of snail tacos and snail tacos reminded me of alex and well now im sad.

spirals also reminded me of uzumaki that also reminded me of alex

stop subliminally torturing me.

[premed2]

@SonoftheKing81 I too long for the return of snail tacos, Lindsey Lohan, and TransDom—my term for the take over of the world by Alexander the Great!

[Paxmax]

oh great marzipan!!!

[premed2]

@Paxmax Point of information:

Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal. It derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute up to 12% of the total almond content by weight.

[Paxmax]

@premed2 yeah, but almond bread (mandelbrot) is not so far away!

Anyway I'm nutty for both (in moderate portions, even though technically almond is not a nut, oddly, I think almonds should be impeached for that)

[premed2]

@Paxmax OK I'll 'bite', why are almonds not nuts? Wait, is it because they are trying to redefine the word 'nigger' to mean human?

[Paxmax]

@premed2 ok, you have completely thrown me off the track now! You have ventured where my mind can't follow... throw a flare up will ye?

just don't bite to much of that bitter almond... there is funny stuff innit.

[premed2]

@Paxmax Its not important, but I have added a few more links which you may enjoy.

[premed2]

@Paxmax I meant 'nut' trying.

[ProgrammingLinguist]

reminds me of a calculus project i failed :/

[premed2]

@ProgrammingLinguist Sorry, didn't mean to do that.

[CaptainFrantic]

So, what you're basically saying is that Benoit Mandelbrot ... is a stoner? ... or am I missing something a little more profound here? =P

[premed2]

@CaptainFrantic I didn't want to come right out and say it. :P

[Haengma]

subblue website's gallery has more of the 3d mandelbulb stuff:) They're raytraced in Blender, I believe.

[premed2]

@Haengma Thanks!

[zebruh]

Awesome. I've always been a fan of fractals. Thanks for featuring this.

[premed2]

@zebruh :) you may be interested in some of the links as well.

[zebruh]

@premed2 Oh awesome. I do very much like those links! Thank you.

[zebruh]

@premed2 Oh here's an awesome thought!!

Did god design the Mandelbrot set? It's certainly APPEARS designed. Quite more designed than most animals, actually. In fact, it's INFINITELY more complex than any animal, since it's ... you know ... infinitely complex.

So it must be DESIGNED. Right, creationists?

I can't see how anybody could claim that it's designed. It's simply the depiction of a mathematical equation. I wonder what a creationist would say.

[zebruh]

Oh. Fascinating links if one googles "mandelbrot set creationist"

[zebruh]

cool: watch?v=v1u4fW7d9r4

[premed2]

@zebruh Creationist: God designed the Universe. The complexity contained within the Universe is the work of God. The M-set is undeniable evidence of God's mighty hand.

[zebruh]

@premed2 Yeah that's pretty much what Answers in Genesis says. Whatever. I should have seen it coming. They always have the "goddidit" trumpcard, in absolutely every situation. WhatEVAH!