. Fractal Animation visionaries and enthusiasts: I have long been intrigued by the Julia Rectangle. Is there something magical about the 2.003 exponent or will other numbers work? It seems to be a self-repeating pattern just like the minibrots you see when diving into the Mandelbrot. So backing out from the (FOTD -- April 29, 2009) we see an oval shape thing for start, then diving in we pass thru the original (FOTD -- April 29, 2009), then on to the (FOTD -- April 30, 2009) image, and finally arriving at another rectangle at E+13. I see fractal train tracks - but no fractal trains. Why is that? And why does it get so "blocky" at the end (I have seen this before zooming in to complex fractals). Is it real or some software "artifact"? Looks a bit like a CPU chip under a microscope ... The calculation time (even if you knew how to do it) of 5 days, while quite short by animation standards, would try the patience of all but the most dedicated fractal explorers. It can be avoided by downloading the completed animation directly from the UFVP website: http://www.fractal-animation.net/vid/jsqr.zip Like the original author of this fractal, I love mysteries and riddles too; I also hate them - when I can't figure them out. But death is hardly a mystery at all - like everything else in the fractal universe, it is all relative. Life isn't short, as they say - you just gotta be dead for so freakin' long it only seems that way! A more immediate concern is how to rate today's fractal animation. As fractal beauty is in the eyes and mind of the beholder, I will not, only to give it 2 diamonds on my site, roughly corresponding to a 6-7 on the Muth scale. Originally said: The name "Mystical Rectangle" refers to the mystery of trying to determine the true four-dimensional shape of the object that is rectangular in only two of its four dimensions. Well, if the 4th dimension is time, I don't see what is meant here. However, as you approach the Julia "square" objects during the zoom in, note that they appear to have a 3D appearance - of depth. I am reminded of that scene in the original "The Shining" where the viewer stares down into that shrub maze ... The flu appears to be a flop. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about climate change or cholesterol either - all these things are manufactured by the puppet masters to keep the little people with little minds from daring to contemplate the real things that matter and actually try thinking for themselves. Right now, worry about the Obamocrats, and how things have degenerated to such a point in this country that a creature like Al Franken can get elected to Senate. And don't never blame The Big Guy up in the sky for anything! Humanity digs it's own holes for itself and jumps in. (Job-5) The next AOTD will be posted in ?? hours. Until then, take care, and consider that eternity is the wrong thing to be wrong about... .