;     Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 12:14:24 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 05-02-04 (Crazy Man, Crazy [8])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20040205121652.29bfe8ce@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- February 05, 2004 (Rating 7)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; We have a fractal for today -- an image with a rating of 7 that 
; I found at the zero level of the Z^2.1+C Mandeloid.  I hesitate 
; to call the zero level the ground level, since the 3.14159... or 
; pi level is a more appropriate candidate for ground level of the 
; MandelbrotBC1 formula, at least when the 'floor' function is 
; used.
; 
; The parent fractal is a twisted version of the classic M-set, 
; which closely resembles the midget at the center of today's 
; image.  The largest bud of the parent is attached to the north-
; west shore of its main bay, and is squashed on the right side.  
; A tiny, almost invisible valley lies on this squashed shoreline. 
; Today's scene is located rather deep in this valley.
; 
; Today's picture gives an unusually strong impression of being a 
; photograph of an actual three-dimensional scene in some other 
; reality.  How is this possible?  Nothing but numbers are 
; involved in the creation of the image, and numbers are abstrac-
; tions -- ideas that might have no existence other than in the 
; mind of man.  It's "Crazy Man, Crazy", which is what I named the 
; image.
; 
; And it could get even crazier.  Since I arranged the colors with 
; the intent of creating the impression of an actual three-
; dimensional object, perhaps I am the creator of a reality.  In 
; fact, I could consider myself the creating god of as many 
; infinite fractal universes as I care to create.  I might wonder 
; if there are conscious beings in any of the universes I create.  
; If there are, I wonder if they believe in me.
; 
; Returning to our present reality, today's image, with its render 
; time of 28 minutes, has an overall value of 25.  That value may 
; be increased significantly by downloading the completed GIF 
; picture from Paul's FOTD web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; Tuesday was wet here at F.C., and the cats were unhappy.  On 
; Wednesday the sun appeared and the temperature reached 41F 5C.  
; The cats were happier, but the sloppy snow in the yard made 
; their paws too wet for comfort.  Today is starting colder and 
; the sun is gone.  It remains to be seen how the duo will take 
; these conditions.
; 
; With the work once again under control, my day promises to be 
; busy but not overly rushed.  The fractal that I find will appear 
; as tomorrow's FOTD.  Until then, take care, and never forget 
; that any fractal, no matter how good, can always be made a 
; little better.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
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