Comments on: Deep zoom into Mandelbrot set http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 03:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bonnie http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709121 Bonnie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709121 Bizarro! Bizarro! Bizarro! Bizarro! Bizarro! Bizarro!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709380 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709380 I can't wait for the day when techno is no longer considered futuristic. I like fractals and all but I just knew the soundtrack would be--like this. I can’t wait for the day when techno is no longer considered futuristic. I like fractals and all but I just knew the soundtrack would be–like this.

]]> By: willy359 http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709385 willy359 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709385 I once wrote a Mandelbrot program in Amiga Basic. On my A500 it took 24 hours to render one full-screen frame, using only black and orange. I only ran it once. Geeky times. I once wrote a Mandelbrot program in Amiga Basic. On my A500 it took 24 hours to render one full-screen frame, using only black and orange. I only ran it once. Geeky times.

]]> By: eviladrian http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709393 eviladrian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709393 I kind of feel like, if we could zoom in on just the right part, we'd see our own universe, packed into one of those swirls. I kind of feel like, if we could zoom in on just the right part, we’d see our own universe, packed into one of those swirls.

]]> By: blackcatbonifide http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-710929 blackcatbonifide Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-710929 I can't watch this without Jonathan Coulton singing the Mandlebrot set song in my head: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Mandelbrot%20Set I can’t watch this without Jonathan Coulton singing the Mandlebrot set song in my head:

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Mandelbrot%20Set

]]> By: Coal http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-713492 Coal Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-713492 It's not really flying into the mandlebrot "beyond the speed of light" as the perspective isn't changing. It's more like having a really really powerful zoom lens and looking through that while it goes from it's extremely wide setting to extreme zoom setting. The two should not be confused, and I would love to see an actual "fly into" type. It’s not really flying into the mandlebrot “beyond the speed of light” as the perspective isn’t changing. It’s more like having a really really powerful zoom lens and looking through that while it goes from it’s extremely wide setting to extreme zoom setting. The two should not be confused, and I would love to see an actual “fly into” type.

]]> By: teamfresh http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709401 teamfresh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709401 very interesting comments guys! I will be taking these all into account form my next fractal production, in particular the comments about magnifying into a more detailed and complex areas rather than "Feigenbaum points" comments about the music have been noted also. Overall i am surprised at how popular this animation is. I thought most people would find it to long and boring, thankyou for all your cool comments people and I hope you all enjoy my next animation even more :) regards teamfresh http://www.hd-fractals.com very interesting comments guys! I will be taking these all into account form my next fractal production, in particular the comments about magnifying into a more detailed and complex areas rather than “Feigenbaum points” comments about the music have been noted also. Overall i am surprised at how popular this animation is. I thought most people would find it to long and boring, thankyou for all your cool comments people and I hope you all enjoy my next animation even more :)

regards

teamfresh

http://www.hd-fractals.com

]]> By: t3hmadhatter http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709658 t3hmadhatter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709658 Looks like what happens when you shut your eyes and press on them. Only, this time you used an eyedropper full of food dye and LSD to make it interesting. Looks like what happens when you shut your eyes and press on them. Only, this time you used an eyedropper full of food dye and LSD to make it interesting.

]]> By: Agies http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709157 Agies Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709157 Needs more <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Mandelbrot%20Set">Jonathan Coulton</a>. Needs more Jonathan Coulton.

]]> By: justanotherusername http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709413 justanotherusername Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709413 I watched this on my laptop with my face mere inches away from the screen. At the end - nice ending btw :) - the image kept moving, pulsating like a living thing. Very trippy. Btw, on Vimeo you mention: "an extremely high quality 1.4GB version can be downloaded from my blog hd-fractals.com I would appreciate it if it was not made into a torrent though!" Why not? I watched this on my laptop with my face mere inches away from the screen. At the end – nice ending btw :) – the image kept moving, pulsating like a living thing. Very trippy.

Btw, on Vimeo you mention: “an extremely high quality 1.4GB version can be downloaded from my blog hd-fractals.com
I would appreciate it if it was not made into a torrent though!”

Why not?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-927786 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-927786 Watching this while tripping on acid is the ultimate! Watching this while tripping on acid is the ultimate!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709420 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709420 Anonymous #22's zoom although lower resolution really does pick much more interesting parts of the set. Those are beautiful. --Beryl Anonymous #22′s zoom although lower resolution really does pick much more interesting parts of the set. Those are beautiful.

–Beryl

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709683 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709683 Oh boy..... mindfuck central... I just watched the hi-res video (after download for smooth playback)- coupled with the NASA ambient stream for a soundtrack... as soon as the video stopped- (I was staring at the centre of the fractal stream)- an abrubt flashback to my desktop was (is!) coupled by pronounced visual warping.... everything is zooming OUT... that was trIPPY!! Oh boy….. mindfuck central… I just watched the hi-res video (after download for smooth playback)- coupled with the NASA ambient stream for a soundtrack… as soon as the video stopped- (I was staring at the centre of the fractal stream)- an abrubt flashback to my desktop was (is!) coupled by pronounced visual warping…. everything is zooming OUT… that was trIPPY!!

]]> By: justanotherusername http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709429 justanotherusername Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709429 Ok so I went to your website to check things out. So I suppose you want some return of investment. Fair enough I suppose. And no, I'm not a writer. Ok so I went to your website to check things out. So I suppose you want some return of investment. Fair enough I suppose. And no, I’m not a writer.

]]> By: george57l http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709693 george57l Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709693 Lord Mandelbrot (the Evil One) salutes you. Lord Mandelbrot (the Evil One) salutes you.

]]> By: dancentury http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709702 dancentury Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709702 Pretty, but headache after 10 seconds. I had one of those on my Lollapalooza t-shirt. :) Pretty, but headache after 10 seconds.

I had one of those on my Lollapalooza t-shirt. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-1125192 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1125192 that was freakn cool. I only have one wonder: what it would like if the palette stayed the same so that as Mandelbrot grows(zooming-in) the border colours would always stay as let's say for example black and the center is always white if a gray scale was used, as far as which palette to use is up to the animator. right now it looks like we're zooming in, if the palette moves with the zoom my guess is it might create an effect such as the Mandelbrot is growing and as it grows it darkens or lightens or whichever depends on chosen palette. Other than that I haven't seen anything this badass, when i tried writing simple one myself in PHP the limit was whatever the numbers could calculate and at somepoint, the built-in numbers got so small it can't do math anymore. My guess is your program or whatever you're using is doing it's own math calculations or maybe there's a way that I haven't ran into yet and I ddon't know enough to build my own math calculations. that was freakn cool.
I only have one wonder: what it would like if the palette stayed the same so that as Mandelbrot grows(zooming-in) the border colours would always stay as let’s say for example black and the center is always white if a gray scale was used, as far as which palette to use is up to the animator.
right now it looks like we’re zooming in, if the palette moves with the zoom my guess is it might create an effect such as the Mandelbrot is growing and as it grows it darkens or lightens or whichever depends on chosen palette.
Other than that I haven’t seen anything this badass, when i tried writing simple one myself in PHP the limit was whatever the numbers could calculate and at somepoint, the built-in numbers got so small it can’t do math anymore. My guess is your program or whatever you’re using is doing it’s own math calculations or maybe there’s a way that I haven’t ran into yet and I ddon’t know enough to build my own math calculations.

]]> By: SteveT http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709708 SteveT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709708 If you zoom in just a <em>little</em> further, you find a ticket that reads "Inspected by no. 42". If you zoom in just a little further, you find a ticket that reads “Inspected by no. 42″.

]]> By: teamfresh http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-711258 teamfresh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-711258 so yes there are shorter zooms that go into more interesting areas - I know. I have made some, please check out my video list on vimeo - I did not make this animation intending to break new ground, I did not realise it would end up embedded on over 50 websites and gain over 70,000 views in a few days but it did! that said my next deep zoom will be in a much more detailed area - the acid candy colours are here to stay though - its one of my trade marks ;P so yes there are shorter zooms that go into more interesting areas – I know. I have made some, please check out my video list on vimeo – I did not make this animation intending to break new ground, I did not realise it would end up embedded on over 50 websites and gain over 70,000 views in a few days but it did! that said my next deep zoom will be in a much more detailed area – the acid candy colours are here to stay though – its one of my trade marks ;P

]]> By: GoDownMoses http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709211 GoDownMoses Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709211 Bizarro! Bizarro! Bizarro! Bizarro!

]]> By: jimkirk http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709467 jimkirk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709467 I've done similar deep zooms using Fractal eXtreme from Cygnus Software. (Years ago it was Mand2000 for the Amiga). http://www.cygnus-software.com/index.html Once I had my Asus eee-PC working on nothing but a zoom for 60 days straight, till we lost power. Arrrugh! I’ve done similar deep zooms using Fractal eXtreme from Cygnus Software. (Years ago it was Mand2000 for the Amiga).

http://www.cygnus-software.com/index.html

Once I had my Asus eee-PC working on nothing but a zoom for 60 days straight, till we lost power. Arrrugh!

]]> By: Aleknevicus http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709216 Aleknevicus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709216 "I think it will only be a year or two at most before most personal computers will be able to calculate and render this on the fly..." That seems unlikely. If it took 30 days to produce this 10 minute video using a current PC, you would need a PC that's 4320 times faster to do it in realtime. I don't think we'll see such an increase in computing power in only 1 or 2 years. “I think it will only be a year or two at most before most personal computers will be able to calculate and render this on the fly…”

That seems unlikely. If it took 30 days to produce this 10 minute video using a current PC, you would need a PC that’s 4320 times faster to do it in realtime. I don’t think we’ll see such an increase in computing power in only 1 or 2 years.

]]> By: zillman http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709473 zillman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709473 Wow, what shallow people. This totally rocks. Love the beauty of the Mandelbrot at the end. Infinite recursion. Wow, what shallow people. This totally rocks. Love the beauty of the Mandelbrot at the end. Infinite recursion.

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709485 benher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709485 Oh great, now I'm going to spend the morning performing frightening Mandlebulb flyovers. Oh, how I fear them! I half expect to turn around and see one floating in the corner of the room. Oh great, now I’m going to spend the morning performing frightening Mandlebulb flyovers.

Oh, how I fear them! I half expect to turn around and see one floating in the corner of the room.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709489 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709489 It's pretty crazy that after creating the earth and all living things, God had enough time to put all these pretty patterns inside of all of these fractals. It probably only took him 10 minutes too... in your face Atheists! Let's see your Dawkins do that! It’s pretty crazy that after creating the earth and all living things, God had enough time to put all these pretty patterns inside of all of these fractals. It probably only took him 10 minutes too… in your face Atheists! Let’s see your Dawkins do that!

]]> By: dequeued http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709748 dequeued Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709748 also of note, Arthur C Clarke did a documentary on Fractals awhile back, here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8m85p7GsU It has a lot of fractal zooms set to progressive rock, and some amusing tech predictions from the early 90s. They interview Mandelbrot, and some interesting computer scientists. There's also a delightful moment when Mr Clarke talks about how the patterns one sees in the Mandelbrot set are like the patterns one sees when they ingest psychedelic drugs, or so he was told, but he wouldn't know anything about that... also of note, Arthur C Clarke did a documentary on Fractals awhile back, here’s a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8m85p7GsU

It has a lot of fractal zooms set to progressive rock, and some amusing tech predictions from the early 90s.
They interview Mandelbrot, and some interesting computer scientists.

There’s also a delightful moment when Mr Clarke talks about how the patterns one sees in the Mandelbrot set are like the patterns one sees when they ingest psychedelic drugs, or so he was told, but he wouldn’t know anything about that…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-710278 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-710278 I guess that the main target was not to create a masterpiece, was it? To each its own, if you don't like a particular colour scheme, it doesn't make something "not well executed". I really loathe people that don't see the beauty even in a "common" Mandelbrot set just because it's "common" and not some multi-layered Photoshop-enhanced crap. I guess that the main target was not to create a masterpiece, was it? To each its own, if you don’t like a particular colour scheme, it doesn’t make something “not well executed”. I really loathe people that don’t see the beauty even in a “common” Mandelbrot set just because it’s “common” and not some multi-layered Photoshop-enhanced crap.

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-710794 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-710794 I think they mean that if the final view was actual size, that would make the initial view bigger than the universe, because of the magnification. In other words, the difference in scale between anything and something e^214 times as big is larger than the difference between the size of your monitor and the size of the entire universe. I think they mean that if the final view was actual size, that would make the initial view bigger than the universe, because of the magnification. In other words, the difference in scale between anything and something e^214 times as big is larger than the difference between the size of your monitor and the size of the entire universe.

]]> By: Zaren http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-709010 Zaren Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709010 I watched that for about 30 seconds, starting to really appreciate the depth of what I was watching, when I suddenly got really dizzy and had to look away. I watched that for about 30 seconds, starting to really appreciate the depth of what I was watching, when I suddenly got really dizzy and had to look away.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/deep-zoom-into-mande.html#comment-710803 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-710803 Guys, this wasn't funny. My graphics card <b>cannot</b> render a non-integer number of dimensions. You've gone and screwed it all up now, I think it over-heated. Every letter on the screen has a perimeter of infinite length, but only a finite volume. It makes ig realy hard to typp... Guys, this wasn’t funny. My graphics card cannot render a non-integer number of dimensions. You’ve gone and screwed it all up now, I think it over-heated. Every letter on the screen has a perimeter of infinite length, but only a finite volume. It makes ig realy hard to typp…

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