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Title: Fractals
Post by: Moi on April 29, 2007, 02:08:58 PM
Anyone into them?
I luv them - here's the Wiks definition of 'em cos I can't explain them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal

But they're awesome.  You can get free programs you can make them - or more expensive ones if you're right into them.

Program I'm using - free :-)   http://www.eclectasy.com/Fractal-Explorer/index.html

Here's a couple

(http://www.brandtarot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/fractal.gif)

(http://www.imageox.com/image/2647-Fractal2.png)

(http://www.image-upload.net/files/2492/StumbleUpon/mandel3.png)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on April 29, 2007, 02:14:57 PM
I've just started doing them, so they're not like those ones, but they're fun and get you sucked in.  A couple I've done

(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3200/snowcrystalsbx8.png)

(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2927/r11lm3.png)

(http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8966/r10ac5.png)

(http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9192/r5ms4.png)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on April 29, 2007, 04:21:27 PM
Another couple I made - I'm hooked lol

(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2791/46904995lv6.jpg)


(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1853/97079508wq6.jpg)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: mightytiges on April 29, 2007, 04:31:54 PM
Fractals are cool. You can zoom in and it keeps reproducing itself for infinity. The famous one is the Mandlebrot plot which is in that 3rd pic of Moi's.

They aren't just pretty pictures either. A real life example is a coastline like along the Great Ocean Road. Technically it's something with a dimension that lies between the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. All part of Chaos theory (and I don't mean Maxwell Smart  ;D )
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on April 29, 2007, 04:34:08 PM
The best part about them is any moron can do it - and guess who's doing it  :lol
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: mightytiges on April 29, 2007, 04:43:58 PM
Quote from: Moi on April 29, 2007, 04:34:08 PM
The best part about them is any moron can do it - and guess who's doing it  :lol

A hippy on acid  :lol
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on April 29, 2007, 10:37:22 PM
Quote from: mightytiges on April 29, 2007, 04:43:58 PM
Quote from: Moi on April 29, 2007, 04:34:08 PM
The best part about them is any moron can do it - and guess who's doing it  :lol

A hippy on acid  :lol
Ox would be great at these  :rollin

I'm proud of this one, I had to put my signature on it lol

(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/296/13copyfv2.jpg)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: mightytiges on May 08, 2007, 06:12:47 PM
Play clip on repeat for effect
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/movies/mandlezoom.mpg (http://oneeyed-richmond.com/movies/mandlezoom.mpg)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on May 08, 2007, 06:24:51 PM
Didn't come out, MT
Can't wait to see it  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: mightytiges on May 08, 2007, 07:07:05 PM
Quote from: mightytiges on May 08, 2007, 06:12:47 PM
Play clip on repeat for effect
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/movies/mandlezoom.mpg (http://oneeyed-richmond.com/movies/mandlezoom.mpg)

Thanks Moi. The link should be fixed now.
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on May 08, 2007, 07:09:06 PM
Just luv 'em  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: julzqld on May 10, 2007, 12:41:38 PM
OK here's a real dumb blonde question (and I'm not even blonde!).  Do I have to download all the stuff or only just a part of it.  Please explain!
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: mightytiges on May 10, 2007, 06:31:42 PM
Quote from: julzqld on May 10, 2007, 12:41:38 PM
OK here's a real dumb blonde question (and I'm not even blonde!).  Do I have to download all the stuff or only just a part of it.  Please explain!
Not sure what you mean Julz.

You download the whole picture and if you could continually zoom in on section of the fractal (in the case below a Mandlebrot plot) then you keep getting back to what you started with.
(http://www.olympus.net/personal/dewey/zoom14.png) (http://www.olympus.net/personal/dewey/zoom13.png) (http://www.olympus.net/personal/dewey/zoom12.png) (http://www.olympus.net/personal/dewey/zoom11.png)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on February 19, 2008, 05:15:42 AM
A couple more I made - luv doing these :-)

(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/Froars/Fractals/1344.jpg)

(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/Froars/Fractals/690.jpg)

(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t73/Froars/Fractals/1552.jpg)
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: julzqld on February 19, 2008, 08:27:23 AM
Like the purple one.
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: Moi on February 19, 2008, 09:31:26 AM
Thanks Julz.
If anyone wants to have a go, the program I use was called Fractal Explorer
Title: Re: Fractals
Post by: the_boy_jake on February 19, 2008, 10:13:34 AM
Quote from: mightytiges on April 29, 2007, 04:31:54 PM
Fractals are cool. You can zoom in and it keeps reproducing itself for infinity. The famous one is the Mandlebrot plot which is in that 3rd pic of Moi's.

They aren't just pretty pictures either. A real life example is a coastline like along the Great Ocean Road. Technically it's something with a dimension that lies between the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. All part of Chaos theory (and I don't mean Maxwell Smart  ;D )

Also profoundly graphically represent the scale invariance of phase transitions in nature.

Basically this means that when a system is undergoing phase change (e.g. boiling water -> steam) it doesn't matter how far you zoom in or out certain things look precisely the same.