Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today we take the last and perhaps least trip into the parent fractal that has kept us occupied for nearly one week -- the fractal that results when 5 parts of Z^0.7 are subtracted from 5 parts of Z^(0.5) and C is added on each iteration.  This parent consists of a Mandeloid with a main bay rotated 180 degrees so that it's East Valley is on its west side.  The largest bud, which lies east of the main bay is shaped somewhat like the body of a violin.  At the far end of this large bud, where the main spike would be expected to sprout, lies nothing but a huge valley with a vast emptiness beyond -- I call this nothingness "The Great Unknown", which also happens to be the name of the image.

The image lies on the unknown (east) side of the north branch of the huge valley, where only limitless chaos surrounds the few minibrots.  This chaos surrounds the central minibrot in today's image like a 'mystic forest', which is a name I almost chose for the image.

The image, with its brilliantly colored slices, is well worth seeing.  But it has one huge drawback -- it is slow, taking 20 minutes to finish, and making the calculation a task.  When the individual fractalist finishes the calculation, he will have to decide for himself whether the image on his screen is worth the 20 minutes that were required to calculate it.

A mixture of clouds and sun, and a temperature of 45F +7C, made the day close to average here at Fractal Central.  The fractal cats spent most of the day getting used to the new furniture arrangement in the FC living room.  By the end of the day they both had pretty much adjusted to the change.

My opinion is that the new furniture arrangement is about as workable as the old.  In other words, I'm neutral.  FL is not yet totally satisfied with the new layout however, so I would not be surprised if more changes are soon made.  The next FOTD fractal is almost sure to appear in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and when a neurologist begins worrying about his brain, he's in an infinite loop.  His mind is thinking about his brain, while his brain is the source of his mind.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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