Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: 

Today's image lies in the same parent fractal as yesterday's, but it is located far from the area where yesterday's was found.  Today's image lies in a field of debris in the northwest quadrant of the parent, just north of the X-axis where the axis intersects the western edge of the football-shaped main bay.

I named the image "Sandy Symmetry" when I noticed that the large minibrot is symmetrical with respect to its center.  The most unusual aspect is that, despite the symmetry of the minibrot, the lower iteration parts of the surrounding pattern have no symmetry at all.

With more time, I might have found a better color palette for the image.  As it is, I could rate the art aspect no higher than a modest 6.  But at a rating of an above-average 7, the math aspect takes some of the sting out of the missing artistic worth.

The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes will seem to pass faster when there is some other activity to fill the wait.  The fastest way of all to view the image is to check the web sites.

Early morning fog gave way to partly cloudy skies by 10am here at Fractal Central, with an afternoon temperature of 79F 26C.  The fractal cat slept through most of the fine weather, wondering why the humans were so busy doing unnecessary human things.

The next FOTD will appear almost by magic in the appropriate time.  Until that time arrives, take care, and the U.S. is not only the most frightening nation on earth, it is also apparently the most frightened.  (I do not call our country 'America' because this is the name of the continent.)

But what are we so frightened of that makes so many of us turn our homes into virtual armories and respond with such anger when we hear anything that might reduce free access to guns?  I doubt that any other country would be able to defeat our military forces and turn us into slaves without destroying themselves and the entire planet in the process.

As I see it, we are basically frightened of our mortality, which is the underlying fear infesting our modern technologically advanced but spiritually bankrupt culture!  The other threats simply serve as things that make our spiritual fears appear more concrete and rational.  I will have more to say about this curious situation in future discussions.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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