; Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:47:08 -0400 ; ; To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; cc: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com ; ; From: Jim Muth ; Reply-To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion ; ; ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 04-06-08 (Monster at Large [5]) ; ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20080603214657.2307728c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- June 04, 2008 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; The more I watch those popularized 'science' programs on the ; leading 'science' channels, the more misinformation I notice in ; the shows, and the more I wonder who, if anyone, is checking the ; accuracy of the things presented as demonstrated fact. ; ; As a single example, on a recent show where the topic was condi- ; tions on other worlds, the narrator was describing the condi- ; tions we would find if we were to land on the surface of Titan, ; the giant moon of Saturn. Titan is thought to have weather much ; like earth's, with a surface covered with seas of cold liquid ; methane, which falls as showers from rain clouds as water does ; on earth. The narrator said that there is enough liquid fuel on ; Titan to power the earth for millions of years. ; ; This much seemed true enough, but then he said that if anyone ; were to strike a match on Titan, the entire moon would instantly ; burst into flame and burn into a barren airless world like our ; own moon Luna. ; ; When I heard this, my first thought was how fortunate it is that ; no lightning exists on Titan, and then I thought about how ; unlikely a total lack of lightning would be in an active plan- ; etary atmosphere with precipitation like earth's. ; ; But then I remembered that fuel such as methane burns by combin- ; ing chemically with oxygen, which on Titan must be as hard to ; come by as methane is on earth. On Titan oxygen would be the ; fuel! A resident on Titan would look enviously to earth and ; marvel at how energy-rich we are. ; ; On Titan, if it were possible to strike a match in the cold ; methane atmosphere, the match would sputter and instantly be ; snuffed out. It would not cause the entire planet to explode. ; Let's get our science straight, guys. ; ; In addition to wondering about inaccurate statements, I also ; wonder why the 'science' oriented channels load their schedules ; with so many programs about possible catastrophes, such as 'the ; asteroid strikes earth, civilization collapses and mankind is ; exterminated'. Maybe when people worry they buy more of the ; sponsors' products, but that's another story. ; ; Today's comparatively harmless fractal is unlikely to cause such ; worry. I found it lurking in the parent fractal that results ; when the formula Z^(1.237)+C is calculated 11 levels up the ; abstract logarithmic hyper-ladder when no function is used. ; ; This parent fractal resembles some kind of monster stretching ; out its filamentary arms to engulf the unwary fractalist. ; Today's image is located in the monster's right filament-arm. ; ; I named the image "Monster at Large" after this monster of my ; fancy. I rated it at a 5 because I don't particularly enjoy ; monsters, especially of the fractal kind. ; ; But the brief calculation time of 1-1/2 minutes is nothing to be ; afraid of. And if even this is too slow, the finished image may ; be accessed instantly on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Tuesday morning was fair enough here at Fractal Central, but ; clouds arrived during the afternoon, disappointing the fractal ; cats. The temperature of 81F 27C felt quite muggy due to the ; high humidity. ; ; My day was busy but thoughtful. All I needed was a subject fit ; to ponder. The next in the FOTD series is due to be posted in ; 24 hours, and the odds that this will actually happen are favor- ; able. Until next FOTD, take care, and settle your thoughts. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Monster_at_Large { ; time=0:01:34.64-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.0153683212424909/-1.580096717232355/\ 1.376627e+011/1/-37.5/0 params=1.237/0/11/0 float=y maxiter=1750 inside=0 logmap=165 periodicity=10 colors=000cLmhY5wh0ca2UX3QS6NP9JKCGHF8DH6DF3CE5CDD\ BCKBARAKUAKWAKYAK`AKzA0mAUmm0mBUzP0mCUmCUzD0`DK_EK\ ZEKYFKXFKWGKVGKVGKPFUKFUFFUAFU5FW0FY3GW5HV8ITAJSDK\ QFLPIMNKNMNOKPPJSQHUQGZNJcLMhJOdLR`NTYPVURYRT_NUaK\ WcGYfD_h9aj6bl5ce4c_3cU9eQEfNKgKPiHVjD_kAem7jn4oo1\ lhAjbJhXReQ_cKhaEpdGqgHriIslJtnKuqLvsMwoPtlRqiTofV\ lcXi`ZgY`dUbaRd_OfXZpXXmVWjTVgRUdPTaORZMQWKPTIOQGN\ NFUTG_YGecHkhHohGrgGugFxgFviEukDslCrnCpoBoqAmr9lt9\ kv8iw7hy6fz6ez5cz4bz3az3bz2cw2cr2dn2ei2ee2f`1gX1gS\ 1hO1iJ1iF1hE0gD0fD0eC0eC0dB0cB0bA0bA0cB1dB1dB2eB2e\ C3fC3fC4gC4gC4YNOOXfRRjTXhVagWfeYld_qb`vaXn`Uf`Q_`\ NS`KL`ONaRPaURaXSb_UbbWbeXchZck`cnadqcdtedwfdnieek\ eXmeOpfFrf6tfArhEpiInjLrpNvuPyzRvvTtrVqnXokZlg`jcb\ g_deXfcTh`PjZLlWInUEpRArP6tN3pM7mLBjKEfKIcJM`IPYHT\ UHXRG_OFcLFfPGdTHcXIb`JadK`hL_lMZjPWXOGWLDWJ9WG6WE\ 3UF8TFCRFGQFKOFONFSTKMYPG } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|