[phoenix]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

fractal/spiral

two topics.

[artsygrrl]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

this shit is everywhere. Think how often we encounter it in our daily routines..

the fractal/spiral is the fundamental structure of the universe, at every level, from the macro to the nano..

 

 

(this is why the northern pacific has become a fucking garbage pile, all the trash spirals into the region from the whole damned world!)

even in political/social organizations, purely man made creations, we use the spiral.

 

Dear God, I had no fucking idea what you were talking about until I saw these first two visuals. Thanks, SuchFriends.

[phoenix]

the golden ratio/golden spiral, "spirals", and fractals are all different things. But this thread is still a bit ace.

[floatingslowly]

Originally Posted by pbradley

This image demonstrates that the nautilus shell isn't a golden spiral.

I snorted. HARD.

[phoenix]

^ I think it was the only thing I've ever pos repped pradley for.

[floatingslowly]

I rep him all the time. he's just poorly understood.

i<3pbr

[pbradley]

*clown tear*

I read the original article which had that picture, actually. Honestly, I think most rationalism is pretty shit. As Ghandi said, "Rationalists are admirable beings, but rationalism is a hideous monster when it claims for itself omnipotence. Attribution of omnipotence to reason is as bad a piece of idolatry as is worship of a stick and stone believing it to be God." That, and reality is pretty boring if experience is pointless.

And sorry I've been a prick to you Phoenix over that one thread and all. I really do think of you pretty fondly, mostly likely more than you do of me.

[PAULYBEE2656]

fractals rule.... this shit is almost beyond our understanding, but not quite..its just right there..on the edge..its fascinating....

suchfriends you ever watch the universe on history channell..that programme is fucking amazing..... mind bending at times like the ribbon theory and so forth..

 

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by phoenix

the golden ratio/golden spiral, "spirals", and fractals are all different things. But this thread is still a bit ace.

Bullshit. while not every fractal is a spiral, every spiral or golden ratio is in fact a fractal. do the math

take a line.

divide into thirds.

then draw the three lines, the original line and the two smaller lines, each a third of the original. then do this again. then do it again.

 

now take the golden ratio 'spiral' and graph it on a number line. take the points and do the math. they are fractal in shape

as I said, fractals are everywhere.

 

[noisereductions]

Ever see this:

 

what an incredible film. The only "j-horror" film that I f'ing love.

[sonicpixie]

i remember when i was in primary school i got freaked out cos i shut my eyes and could see the green and black kaleidoscopes and stars and for some reason that made me cry and i got sent home cos i was in a complete state?!! now i'm really not sure what was so scary about it, its more comforting that its always there and everywhere around, exciting reading about fractal stuff thank u for the info

[floatingslowly]

the trick is to never close yr eyes.

 

[sonicpixie]

ahh i see thats where i went wrong of course, i shall become crazy starey eye lady...
that films looks cool, may have to try and track down a copy somehow, i guess its quite hard to get hold of though?

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

the trick is to never close yr eyes.

 

 

[notyourfiend]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

 

<--- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXHqE19DjMI


Oh, meth....

[ZEROpumpkins]

I strongly believe that everything in the physical world is based on the concepts of fractals. By this I mean if you zoomed in on something and kept zooming you'd get to the point where you encounter a micro universe, but it is only small to us.

IMO

[pbradley]

cool story bro

[floatingslowly]

I strongly believe that everything in the physical world is based on the concepts of tacos. By this I mean if you are eating something on a taco and kept eating you'd get to the point where you encounter a micro taco, but it is only small to us.

IMO

[pbradley]

Mmmm, quantum tacos.

[Sonic Youth Gossip]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

I strongly believe that everything in the physical world is based on the concepts of tacos. By this I mean if you are eating something on a taco and kept eating you'd get to the point where you encounter a micro taco, but it is only small to us.

IMO

that actually makes sense, at lease the last part. after all, even a tiny bit of taco is still taco, is it not?