FOTD -- November 27, 2012 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image takes us to a tiny minibrot far out on the main spike of the Mandelbrot set, to the region of -1.9999.... As has been the case recently, the minibrot has been enlarged to millions of times its normal size by calculating the scene with exp(C) instead of straight C. The name "Broken Arches" does not refer to a foot problem. It refers to the resolution breakdown in the upper part of the image, and indicates that there is no tricky way to gain extra magnitude other than with more math precision. The rating of a 7 is what I think the image is worth. And it is certainly worth a trip to the FOTD web sites. Gain total worth by viewing the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> Feel better by viewing the hi-def variations at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> Feel best of all by checking thousands of back images at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The day began with snow here at Fractal Central. The snow fell at a moderate rate all morning before slacking off and ending just after noon. The 'official' FC measurement was 3-1/2 inches or 9mm. When the snow ended, the afternoon temperature rose to 37F +3C, which melted about half the ice. The fractal cats spent the morning watching the big sloppy flakes fall, and the afternoon sleeping. I spent a half hour in the afternoon clearing slush from the walkway, while FL took charge of the hot coffee. The next FOTD will be posted when I think it's ready. Until whenever, take care, and if the same single thing is seen to exist in two separate places at the same time, is it a demonstrated fact of quantum physics or a bilocation miracle claimed by the church? Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Broken_Arches { ; time=0:05:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotFNC function=exp float=y center-mag=-29.3728/0.0981905/0.1252939/1.952/-90/0 params=2/0/0/0/-1.999911750271786/4.64e-12 inside=0 maxiter=30000 periodicity=0 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000Whaah`gh_riYlhZfh_`h`Vh`PhaJhbDhc0oM7hcF\ cwEbuDbtDbrCaqCaoBanB`lA`kA`jCciEehGggIjfJleLndNqc\ PsbRuaSw`SpWSiRScMSXHSQCSK8XHF`ELdBSi8Ym5dq2jo8enD\ alIYkNTiSPhXLfaGefCck8bp4al7ahA`dD``G_XI_TLZPOZLRX\ LVZIT`GSaERcBQe9Pf7Oh4Nj2Mk0Ll3Kl5Jm7Im9HnBGnEGoGF\ oIEpKDpKCpKCpJCsIBrGCrEDqCEqAFpBGpBGoCHoCIoCJnDKnD\ KmELmEMlFNlFOnCNlFOkHOjJPiLPhOQgQQfSReTRcURbWSaYS`\ _T_aTZcUYcUacVXcUScQOcMRcOUbPWaQZ`R``Sc_TeZUhYVkXW\ mXUpWSrVQuUOqUMmUKhUIcUGZUEUUCPUAKT8IQ6FN6CL5AJ39I\ 5BK7HR9KWBN`DReFVjHYoJatLrzKdxMzvOctPbrRbpSaoU`mW`\ kX_iZ_g_Zea`jeZdbYZ`XTZUJYWNXXRWZUV_YUa`UbdTdhSekR\ goQnqShrQcrOZsMTsKOtIHuCJtGKsKMrONqSPpWQo_SncWreTn\ fRkfPhfNefLbfJ_fGWfETfCQfANf8Kf18o6HfAPYFYPHhGJeHL\ cHN`HPZIRXITUIVSJXPJZNJeOF`LJXINTFROCVK9ZB6ZG7aL7c\ Q7eV7g_8jd8li8nn8pr8rp9oo9lm9il9gjAdiAagAZfAXeBUcB\ RbBO`BMAkc9je8igEheKhdQhc } frm:MandelbrotFNC {; Jim Muth b=p1, z=p2, c=p3+fn1(pixel): z=z^(b)+c, |z| <= 16 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================