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This is a link post Mandelbox trip
fractals ftw
(I helped save b3ta! follymoff is listening to windmill and mice based songs, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 0:18, Reply)
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That was wicked!

So whats the defenition of fractal? ones ive seen have clearly been the result of a code punched in and a graphic representation. That looked more like something modeled then...erm...made bigger.. kinda..

Drunkness doesnt lend to explaining my awe ;)
 (I helped save b3ta! Jorvic, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 0:33, Reply)
This is a normal post pay close attention
it takes your brain to another dimension.

I think this is a 3D way of looking at the fractals. So expand the forumla by cubing the results.
 (I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 0:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Or a Guinness advert ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-PPOy8bEU
 (I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 1:00, Reply)
This is a normal post Ooh I remember that
My fav's still got to be this one just for Sammy D Jr.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZKBbNuW2s
 (I helped save b3ta! Jorvic, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 1:23, Reply)
This is a normal post The Guinness ads are pretty much a masterclass
in advertising
 (I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 1:27, Reply)
This is a normal post Done the Guinness tour 3 times now ( I know sad and touristy...Jamesons is better but equally touristy)
But each time I've spent a long time perusing each and every advert in that section in the museum, all really entertaining, which is the point really :)

Saying that about touristy, Ive done my fair share of micro/smaller brewery tours. And though they dont come close to that experience both Guinness and Jamesons give a good experience considering how many people they need to cater for. I got 4 free pints on my second visit to the St.James's Gate. Though nothing will ever top drinking several pints with Mr.Theakston him self in my local brewery...
 (I helped save b3ta! Jorvic, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 1:41, Reply)
This is a normal post Definition of fractal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIlwFpz9s_I
 (I helped save b3ta! The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 8:23, Reply)
This is a normal post I think a fractal is defined as a shape that is self similar
which means you can cut out a little bit of it, and zoom it up and you get a copy of the original. The Mandelbox uses a similar set of equations to the Mandelbrot set, just over 3-D space with a couple of transformations to make it more "boxy" and 3-D.

Fractals are a bit weird. Take that triangle one, (Sierpinski Gasket) for example. If you stick three copies of it together, in a triangle, you get a Sierpinski Gasket twice as big as what you started with. Fair enough, you might think, but think about this - if you wanted to make a simple 2-D triangle twice as big, you'd have to put four copies of it together. And if you wanted to make a line drawing of a triangle twice as big, you could make it out of the lines from two copies. So the Sierpinski Gasket isn't really a 1-D drawing or a 2-D drawing. I think it's technically a 1.585-D drawing, more or less.
 (drreverendfantastic is sitting in a kitten armchair, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 14:03, Reply)
This is a normal post i bet that took a good few minutes to render on povray

(I helped save b3ta! Spunky McPunk not dead yet, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 1:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Hellfire, that's good
Like a roccoco borg cube. Or something.

Damned impressive!
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 8:59, Reply)
This is a normal post Beautiful
Reminds me of something from Ken McLeod's novels; the post-human AI constructs called 'macros'.
 (North Utsira South Utsira, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 9:55, Reply)