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[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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That's a sweet gif.

checks the file extension

MOTHER OF GOD

[–]st_malachy 4 points5 points ago

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my new desktop background! Thanks!

[–]aidsvictim1 0 points1 point ago

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My old desktop background! It was posted as a desktop a few months ago.

[–]ThronOfThree 5 points6 points ago

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literally printed it out to see if it was actually moving or just my mind bleeding

[–]Aspel 5 points6 points ago

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Mandelbrot set the Rorschach test on fire

You're a dayglow ptarydactyl

A heart shaped box of wire and springs

You're one bad-ass fucking fractal

[–]RazoRReeseR 4 points5 points ago

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Came here for Jonathan Coulton, left satisfied :D

[–]Vigil 5 points6 points ago

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Mandelbrot Set / you're a Rorschach Test on fire
You're a day-glo pterodactyl
You're a heart-shaped box of springs and wire
You're one badass fucking fractal

[–]Aspel 2 points3 points ago

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eh, close enough for government work.

[–]erin_louise 2 points3 points ago

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Omg sup LSD

[–]sigmajax 5 points6 points ago

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To clarify, only the figure at the center of the image is the mandelbrot set, the green and purple bordering image is just a generic fractal.

[–]xNotch 20 points21 points ago

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Why do you say that? To me it looks like an extremely zoomed in image of the mandelbrot set, showing one of the (many) self-similar images of itself.

For a proper mindjob, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_sequence_new.gif

[–]dln385 2 points3 points ago*

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Neither of you are wrong since the term has multiple meanings in common usage, but here's some clarification.

The Mandelbrot set is technically a set of Cartesian coordinates that satisfy a precise mathematical property. In most images, the pixels within the Mandelbrot set itself are colored black, and the pixels outside the set are colored based on the number of iterations it takes for the algorithm to determine that the point is not, in fact, within the Mandelbrot set. (There are various algorithms for computationally determining whether a point is within the Mandelbrot set, which means the coloring can be very different for different pictures (e.g. smooth)).

The black bulboid structure in the center of this image is a small subset of the Mandelbrot set, however it is important to note that it is not exactly the same shape as the Mandelbrot set. That is to say, the Mandelbrot set is not exactly self-similar, but rather includes perturbations that stretch and bend the smaller versions within it.

[–]whaleye 2 points3 points ago

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True fractals show self symmetry on all levels, so a very zoomed in image of a fractal could also be a zoomed out image of the set.

[–]sigmajax 1 point2 points ago

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Touche. It just might be a "zoomed in" image of the set, yet the symmetries seem off to me. Additionally, the coloring pattern is atypical in that it plays upon the aliasing of the set, and only uses three colors. Looking at a satellite image, you can vaguely see how this fractal might have been derived from the Mandelbrot set, but most of what you would consider the typical "seahorse tails" have been reduced to grey.

[–]fabritzio 1 point2 points ago

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You should feel happy that you got corrected by notch. And everyone else should feel happy because of that amazing gif.

[–]mad_surgery 2 points3 points ago

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You know the best part? It's not a gif

[–]Freudianity 0 points1 point ago

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Er, the OP didn't link a gif, but Notch linked a gif. It's right there.

[–]Pledge_Wilson 1 point2 points ago

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my brain hurts

[–]RikBo 1 point2 points ago

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IT MOVES! YET IT'S A JPG! WHAT IS THIS SORCERY?

[–]headless_bourgeoisie 1 point2 points ago

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Mandelbrot Set, you're a Rorschach Test on fire

You're a day-glo pterodactyl

You're a heart-shaped box of springs and wire

You're one badass fucking fractal

[–]Jase534 0 points1 point ago

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I got my mom to look at this and she said it doesn't move for her. What does this mean?!

[–]monkeyhoo 0 points1 point ago

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It's not moving for me either :/

I am colorblind, but I dont know if that has anything to do with it (plus your mom most likely isn't colorblind, as women rarely are... So...I dunno).

[–]3skinner 0 points1 point ago

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I'm pretty damn colourblind but it moves for me, so I doubt it's anything to do with that...

[–]33rpm 0 points1 point ago

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aannndd now i have a headache

[–]BisforBM 0 points1 point ago

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STOP MOVING DAMMIT!

[–]StaRkill3rZ 0 points1 point ago

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free lsd

[–]bubinhead 0 points1 point ago

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Ow.

[–]worstcaseontario_ 0 points1 point ago

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if you stare at one spot it stops moving

[–]fluffysquidsy 0 points1 point ago

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What does it mean if its not moving for me???

[–]onipos 0 points1 point ago

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no it's not

[–]aanyer 0 points1 point ago

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I couldn't believe this wasn't a gif for a whole minute.

[–]Reimn 0 points1 point ago

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Stop fucking with my eyes!

[–]starbuxed 0 points1 point ago

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I love fractals, and this is the closest to being on acid I will ever be.

[–]weisner 0 points1 point ago

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Extremely relevant username

[–]wideasleep 0 points1 point ago

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I had this as the background on my old computer. People did not often ask to use it. I also caught my dad staring at it one time. He was confused.

[–]drizzl 0 points1 point ago

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RIP Benoit Mandelbrot

[–]DaveRave13 0 points1 point ago

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Yup, new background. Thanks!

[–]Stick4444 0 points1 point ago

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Alright, which one of you slipped me the LSD...

[–]peashk416 0 points1 point ago

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That stressed me out a bit.

[–]xsdc 0 points1 point ago

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fun game: if it moves for you (sorry those of you who this doesn't move for) try to look at it in such a way as to stop it.

HINT:

You'll need to make your eyes sort of vibrate.