Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:  

While yesterday's image took us to East Valley of the parent almost-Mandelbrot set, today's image takes us to the main spike, where we examine the northeast shore line of the large minibrot, which at today's orientation lies on the southwest side.  The minibrot itself is beginning to break up, a sure sign that interesting things are likely to be found there.

I named the image "Trouble in the East", not as a comment on world affairs, but as a reminder that the scene lies in a troubled area of the parent fractal.  The fact that I skewed the image to twist the chain of 'yellow teeth' from a rhombus to a near-perfct square also entered into the name.

The art and math both rate a 7, making the image well worth the 1-1/3 minutes required to calculate it.  But time is time, so remember the web sites.

A mix of clouds and sun added interest to the sky here at Fractal Central today.  But the temperature of 50F 10C at daybreak fell to freezing by afternoon, which with a blustery wind, made the interesting sky not too enjoyable.  And the low of 0F -18C forecast for tonight will make things only worse.  The fractal cats passed the day wondering what kind of trouble to get into, while the fractal humans tried to keep out of trouble.

The next FOTD will be posted within a reasonable time.  Until next time, whenever that might be, take care, and I already see politicians trying to buy votes with promises of increased benefits for the voters if they are elected.  I wonder what the difference might be between this kind of bribery and classic political corruption.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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