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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: A number of years ago it was pointed out that subliminal dirty words and pictures were being embedded by advertisers in their advertisements for the purpose of hypnotically forcing unknowing consumers against their wills to buy the advertisers' products. Having worked in the advertising field, I can state that subliminal techniques were used, and still are being used, though not to the degree that the critics claim. I mention subliminal advertising because today's picture is filled with subliminal images. Like faces in the clouds, the images are everywhere, lying half seen amidst filaments, loops, and geometrical shapes of the most bizarre and chaotic kind. The one image that I can't avoid seeing every time I look at the picture is that of a leaping monkey. I leave it to the viewer to find the monkey. The formula behind the image is my Mystic2, which when the inside is set to the usual 0, draws only empty circles. But when the proper inside fill is used, the inside of the circles is filled with detail of the most unusual kind. Today's picture is a good example, being all bof61 inside fill. I named today's image "Subliminal Fractal" and rated it a 5. The 3-1/2 minutes to render the image from the parameter file will be time well spent. If impatience strikes, the image can be downloaded from Usenet at: The fractal weather today was pleasant, with a temperature of 43F (6C) that brought out the kitten in the fractal cats. A new Kung-Fu job however kept me so busy that I barely had time to think of philosophy much less write any. But I'll try again tomorrow. Until then, take care, and once a fractal, always a fractal. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com |
START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================
Subliminal_Fractal { ; time=0:03:36.80 -- SF5 on a P200
reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm
formulaname=Mystic2 function=abs passes=1
center-mag=-0.00200128/-0.980335/59.46906
params=2.6/0.7/-3/-2/-1.5/-1.7 float=y maxiter=100
bailout=25 inside=bof61 logmap=yes periodicity=10
colors=000_JJ<3>`LNaLOaMP<2>bNSCZu<3>SbvVcvZdv<3>mhv\
<8>XIWVFTTCQ<3>M1E<5>B6G97G87G<3>1AH<7>NbBQfBTiA<3>b\
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2>64I<8>5SQ5UR5XS<3>5fV<5>PVXTTYWRY<3>hJZ<3>Uo0<4>Pf\
QPeVOc_<3>LYs<4>HhlHkkGmj<3>Eue<3>qCdz1dr9e<3>NdgFlh\
7thY`RwHA<3>lQs<9>oiLokIomE<3>pu1<3>WTQRLXMEbH7hC0n<\
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}
frm:Mystic2 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2),
d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3),
g=pixel, z=(pixel)^a+(b*(pixel))^c:
z=(fn1(z)+(d*(g)))^k+(f*(cos(g)))
g=sqr(g),
LastSqr <= 100
}
END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================
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