FOTD -- August 28, 2011 (Rating 8.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image contains a trick -- I lowered the bailout radius to 2, which cuts off the Mandelbrot set at a maximum radius of 1.414. Then I checked a filament extending from the period-5 bud on the northwest shore line of the main bay, very near the point where the filament disappears behind the shrunken bailout radius. I found a minibrot, then a smaller minibrot in its East Valley area. Finally I chose a filament extending from this even smaller minibrot, found a still tinier minibrot on the filament, and zoomed in. The result appears as today's image. Most of the effect is due to the artificially low bailout radius of 2. To see a more accurate but somewhat less effective version of the scene, recalculate the image with the bailout set to 16. (Preferably at thumb-nail size.) The name "Breaking Boundaries" had something to do with the bailout, but I have forgotten the original connection. The rating of an 8-1/2 seems about right. The calculation time of almost 1-1/2 hours is definitely slow however, so thank goodness for the web sites. The completed image is posted at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The high definition version is at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Heavy rain and high winds prevailed Saturday night here at Fractal Central as Hurricane Irene passed by 200 miles to the east. The rain and wind slacked off by midday today, leading to a slowly brightening then clearing afternoon. The newly installed fractal sump pump did its job, and kept the fractal basement not exactly dry as a bone, but no worse than a few small puddles. The fractal cats ignored the active weather but approved of the temperature of 70F 21C. The fractal humans had a quiet uneventful day, a day that might seem boring to young people but would be just right for the older ones. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if anything remotely possible must ultimately condense out of the random fluctuations of empty deSitter space, then every possible idea of God must exist in actuality. In fact, an infinity of every person's God must lie somewhere out there. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= BreakingBoundaries { ; time=1:27:07.32-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-0.5288122480554\ 666884779956757565853838/0.70115186464407983733880\ 08496593100982/2.49339e+032/1/-2.5/0 params=0/0 float=y inside=0 maxiter=15000 bailout=2 colors=00040H10C0060010000zh0tc0n_0hU0bQ0WM0QG0JA0\ A6040000LG0SM0NH0JE0GA0A80620200000000zqKzfJzcHobG\ m_EcXC`WCYTAXS9UP8SM6PK4MH4JG2GC1C90A8084042010000\ 0000000szQgzwWgAJS4490otWNQAlp0jn0hl0gj0fh0cg0bd0`\ h0_m0Xz0Wm0UX0TU0Qz0Pz0NP0MN0JM0HJ0GH0EG0AC09A0890\ 660240120000000000000000c0t`0r_0pY0nX0lW0jU0hT0fS0\ dQ0bP0`N0YM0XK0UJ0TH0QE0PC0MA0K90H80G60C40A2081060\ 02001000000000000gzzdzzczzbzz_yzYwzXspUphTncSkYMXP\ MUPMSPMQPMNPMKNMJNMGNMCNMANM8NM4NM2NG0HA0C60600000\ 1000zY0zS0zK0zC0z40z00zpXznUzkTxjSugQsdPpcNl`MjYKg\ XJdUHbSG_QEXNCTK9QJ8NG6KC4HA2E81940620200000000000\ AzC2f40H0PwEMsCKoAHk9Gg8Ec6A_49W28S14N02J00E009004\ 0000000HuSErPCnNAjK9fJ8bG6YE4UA2Q91M60H40C10800200\ 00000_1kX0gU0dT0bQ0_N0XM0UJ0QG0NE0KA0H80E60A206002\ 000000000NbWKYSHUPEQKAMH8HC4C9184021F0j000MHz02w79\ lJ8t66WD4kA2f71b40X00T30N } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================