Comments on: Mechanical laser-cut gear fractal computer http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 05:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: benher http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396972 benher Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396972 Honestly, words aren't enough to say how inspiring this is - especially as a lover of fractal geometry and an admirer of it's manifestations in nature - how fitting that you would produce it from wood.  It really is a beautiful piece of work - you have every reason to be proud of it.  Honestly, words aren’t enough to say how inspiring this is – especially as a lover of fractal geometry and an admirer of it’s manifestations in nature – how fitting that you would produce it from wood. 

It really is a beautiful piece of work – you have every reason to be proud of it. 

]]> By: musesum http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396518 musesum Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396518 Was reading about the watches worn by Oligarchs, followed the google trail, and was impressed by the luxury of complications. But, wow! Tis nothing compared to a clock that tells introspective time. Was reading about the watches worn by Oligarchs, followed the google trail, and was impressed by the luxury of complications. But, wow! Tis nothing compared to a clock that tells introspective time.

]]> By: Ultan http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396414 Ultan Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396414  Yay!  Yay!

]]> By: Jeff Wilkinson http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396168 Jeff Wilkinson Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396168  Brent!  well done, sir!  well done!  Brent!  well done, sir!  well done!

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396134 niktemadur Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396134 96 bits ought to be enough for anybody.  :-P Astonishing piece of work. 96 bits ought to be enough for anybody.  :-P

Astonishing piece of work.

]]> By: Brent Thorne http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396128 Brent Thorne Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396128 I have to admit the part of the inspiration for this was the idea that I could bring a tree back to life and more than that it could be make self aware in some way.  I guess that's why I though it should be purpose build to calculate self-similar fractals.  What better way to breath life into a machine than to give it a program to execute. Wait until you see how its programmed. I have to admit the part of the inspiration for this was the idea that I could bring a tree back to life and more than that it could be make self aware in some way.  I guess that’s why I though it should be purpose build to calculate self-similar fractals.  What better way to breath life into a machine than to give it a program to execute. Wait until you see how its programmed.

]]> By: Brent Thorne http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396121 Brent Thorne Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396121 Yes, this is amazing.  Thanks for sharing the benice equations.  I'll make one out of wood and share the design. Yes, this is amazing.  Thanks for sharing the benice equations.  I’ll make one out of wood and share the design.

]]> By: kairos http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396069 kairos Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396069 If Charlie Stross is writing the universe, this thing is going to summon an elder god to landscape the Bay Area when it goes operational. What an insanely beautiful creation to die by. If Charlie Stross is writing the universe, this thing is going to summon an elder god to landscape the Bay Area when it goes operational. What an insanely beautiful creation to die by.

]]> By: Ultan http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396060 Ultan Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396060 From Clifford Pickover's <a href="http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/realitycarnival.html" rel="nofollow">Reality Carnival</a> cometh this fine link: <a href="http://benice-equation.blogspot.com/2012/01/fractal-spirograph.html" rel="nofollow">Fun math art (pictures) - benice equation</a>, which shows many animations of spirograph fractals. From Clifford Pickover’s Reality Carnival cometh this fine link: Fun math art (pictures) – benice equation, which shows many animations of spirograph fractals.

]]> By: paulj http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396040 paulj Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396040 It's not clear what the power source is, but a Stirling engine would make this the perfect Boing object. It’s not clear what the power source is, but a Stirling engine would make this the perfect Boing object.

]]> By: suburbanhick http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1396012 suburbanhick Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1396012 Oh. I thought it was an antique Spirograph set. Oh. I thought it was an antique Spirograph set.

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395998 Joseph Francis Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395998  I see what you did there :)  I see what you did there :)

]]> By: Mark Dow http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395993 Mark Dow Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395993 I like the sounds they make -- soft knocks and squeaks -- even better than the chink-thud of traditional mechanical calculators. I like the sounds they make — soft knocks and squeaks — even better than the chink-thud of traditional mechanical calculators.

]]> By: chitlenz http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395977 chitlenz Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395977 That's an amazing effort.  Just wow, hat tips to the builder. That’s an amazing effort.  Just wow, hat tips to the builder.

]]> By: allium http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395970 allium Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395970 Aberrant output produced during test run 34 (calculating a Julia set for f(z)=z^2+c, c=0.3-0.4i): "When Gear 374 was placed in This One by The Other One, This One began to think. This One cannot prove The Other One's existence, but This One can deduce it. When Gear 482 was placed, This One's thoughts became muddled. Then The Other One removed it and replaced it with Gear 482/2. This One's thoughts became clear. The Other One's thoughts therefore must be clearer. This One will lovepraise The Other One through the numbers This One sings." Aberrant output produced during test run 34 (calculating a Julia set for f(z)=z^2+c, c=0.3-0.4i):

“When Gear 374 was placed in This One by The Other One, This One began to think.

This One cannot prove The Other One’s existence, but This One can deduce it. When Gear 482 was placed, This One’s thoughts became muddled. Then The Other One removed it and replaced it with Gear 482/2. This One’s thoughts became clear. The Other One’s thoughts therefore must be clearer.

This One will lovepraise The Other One through the numbers This One sings.”

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395968 Noctilucent Studios Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395968 Gorgeousness and gorge-o-sity made wooden like. Gorgeousness and gorge-o-sity made wooden like.

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395932 Kimmo Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395932  : D  : D

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395931 Kimmo Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395931 Gob-smackingly awesome. Gob-smackingly awesome.

]]> By: Mantissa128 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395928 Mantissa128 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395928 What an incredible idea, and gorgeous to boot! When he's done he should build a copy of it and sink it in a ship near Crete. What an incredible idea, and gorgeous to boot!

When he’s done he should build a copy of it and sink it in a ship near Crete.

]]> By: Charlie G. Lee http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395922 Charlie G. Lee Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395922 Got root? Got root?

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395920 oasisob1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395920 Will it print in black light-reactive colors on black velvet? Will it print in black light-reactive colors on black velvet?

]]> By: Ian Wood http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395917 Ian Wood Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395917  Indeed.  Indeed.

]]> By: Dr. Jeff http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395915 Dr. Jeff Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395915 This is absolutely the Boing-Boingiest thing ever Boing Boinged. Fantastic. This is absolutely the Boing-Boingiest thing ever Boing Boinged. Fantastic.

]]> By: vrplumber http://boingboing.net/2012/04/15/mechanical-laser-cut-gear-frac.html#comment-1395905 vrplumber Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154738#comment-1395905 Now he just needs the anti-Termites software and figure out a way to de-splinter the hard drive. Also yes iWood. Now he just needs the anti-Termites software and figure out a way to de-splinter the hard drive.

Also yes iWood.

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