Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: 

Today's image is the third scene from the parent fractal of the FOTD of October 3, which explains the name "A Third Opinion".

In today's exploration into fractal semi-chaos, we check the situation far out on the zigzag filament that extends northwest from the oversized bud of the parent.  Rather than coming to a well-defined limit, this filament disintegrates into ever smaller and more disconnected pieces, ultimately becoming a twisted string of fractal bits, which finally dissipates.

The minibrot in today's image lies far out on this filament.  It is the last one I could find, though it is certainly not the last minibrot on the filament.  Most likely there is no last minibrot.

The rating of a 6 indicates that I consider the image to be a come-down from yesterday's image, which was a come-down from the day before.

The calculation time of only 10 seconds (plus shipping and handling) is no mistake.  The image really is that fast.  But it is not available in stores.

After the early morning fog cleared off, today was really quite pleasant here at Fractal Central, with sunny skies and a temperature of 77F 25C.  But it could be the last pleasant day for a while.  The weather people forecast rain and much colder temperatures for the next few days.

The fractal cats enjoyed the sun, forgetting the extra treats.  The humans, who get all the extra treats they want, had an average day.  The next FOTD fractal will be posted before too long.  Until whenever, take care, and always remain fractally alert.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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