; Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:23:32 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 09-11-09 (The Great beyond [No Rating]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20091108192310.29ef38f4@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- November 09, 2009 (No Rating) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I recently watched one of those shows claiming that the world ; will end in December of 2012. I was already taking the doomsday ; stuff very lightly, when an ad appeared for an automobile that ; they claimed could run for 15 or 20 years before finally wearing ; out. When I heard this, I started laughing, wondering if the ; auto designers realized they were wasting their efforts creating ; an auto that would run for up to 20 years when the world has ; only 3 years to go. But then, maybe the auto will be able to ; travel the road to heaven. ; ; Far more important is the problem of fractals in heaven. ; Without fractals, heaven would be more like the place down ; below, at least to me. But then, maybe they have computers of ; infinite speed in heaven. ; ; Today's image is a repeat of a very early FOTD image, which ; appeared in April of 1997 under the name "Gothic". This time ; around, I recolored the original image, backed off a bit and ; slightly stretched the entire scene. ; ; The image is a scene in the 4-dimensional Hypermandelbrot set, ; which is just about all I can say about it. ; ; I named the image "The Great Beyond". The background bud in the ; shape of a gothic arch, or ogive, is totally beyond reach. For ; over 10 years I have tried futilely to find a way to bring this ; background arch to the foreground. I guess the arch will remain ; forever in the great beyond of the fractal world. ; ; Since the image is a virtual repeat, I could not give it a ; rating. ; ; The calculation time of 6-1/5 minutes will drag on most ; machines. To avoid impatience I recommend viewing the finished ; image on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Sunday was perhaps the best November day of all time here at ; Fractal Central, with cloudless skies, light winds and a temper- ; ature of 66F 19C. The fractal cats actually had more sun than ; they desired before becoming overheated and stretching out in a ; shady corner by a north window. ; ; My day was well with reason, even though my opinions often are ; not. The next FOTD can reasonably be expected to be posted in ; 24 hours. Until then, take care, and prepare for who knows what. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Great_Beyond { ; time=0:06:12.88-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=1950 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot2 passes=1 center-mag=-1.754864785812205/0/285446/1.0969/90/0 params=0/0/0/0/18/0/1e-035/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=-414 periodicity=0 colors=00AIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAI\ AAIAAIAAIAAIAAIAAHAAHAAHAAHAAHAAGAAGAAGAAGAAGAAFAA\ FAAGBBKCCKDDJEEJFFJGGJHHJIIIJJIKKILLIMMHNNHNOHOPHP\ QHQRDRSESTFTUGUVGVWFVXFVYFW_FWaFWcEWeEWgEWiEWkEWmD\ WoDWpDWqDXrDXsCXtCXuCXvCXwCXxBXyBXzBXzBXzBYzAYzAYz\ AYzAYz9Yz9Yz9Zz9_z9`z8az8bz8cz8dz8ez7fz7gz7hz7iz7j\ x6kx6jx6kx6lx6mx5mx5my5my5my5my4my4my4my4my4mz3mz3\ mz3mz3mz3mz2mz2mz2mz2mz1mz1mz1mz1mz1mz0mz0mz0mz0mz\ 0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0m\ z0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0mz0\ mz0mz0mz1mz2mz3mz4mz6mz8mzAmzCmzEmzGmzImzKmzLnzMnz\ NozOozPpzQpzRqzSqzTrzUrzUszUtzUuzVvzWvzXvzYvzZwz_w\ z`wzawzbxzcxzdxzexzfyzgyzhyziyzjzzkzzlzzmzznzzozzp\ zzqzzrzzszztzzuzzvzzwzzxzzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:HyperMandelbrot2 {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(p2): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p3+2)*a*b+p4, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint