I was going to call today's post "Lavender Spaghetti" instead of "Blue Bubbles" but I thought people might get confused. Compare the simple symmetry of this fractal with the blobby asymmetry of yesterday's Mutato Potato. Good old Fractint, the breadth of its output has a little something for everybody. Ready made at http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com. fract432.gif { ; blue bubbles ; blank ; calctime 0:05:28.61 ; created Sep 22, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_f.frm formulaname=F'Cetmfnc function=asin/tan center-mag=-1.61676e-015/1.249e-015/11.62046 params=-1/-1.25 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 proximity=0.3 outside=fmod colors=XzzXzzYzzYzzZzz_zz_zz`zzazzazzbzzbzzczzdzzdzzezzfzzfzzgzzgzzhzziz\ zizzjzzjzzkzzlzzlzzmzznzznzzozzpzzpzzpzzozzozznzzmzzmzzlzzlzzkzzjzzjzziz\ zhzzhzzgzzfzzfzzezzezzdzzczzczzbzzazzazz`zz`zz_zzZzzZzzYzzXzzXzzWzzWzzVy\ zVyzUyzUyzTxzTxzTxzSxzRwzRwzQwzQwzPvzPvzPvzPvzOvzOvzOvzOvzNuzNuzNuzNuzMu\ zMuzMuzLtzLszLszLszKszKszJszJrzIrzIrzHrzHrzGqzGqzFpzFpzFpzEozEozEozEozDn\ zDnzDnzDmyCmyCmyClyClyBkxBkxAkxAjxAjxAjxAjxAixAix9ix9hx9hw9gw8gw8gw8fw8f\ w7ev7ev6dv6du6du6du6cu6cu5cu5bu5bu5bu5au4au4au4`u4`u3_t3_t3_t3_t3_t3_t3`\ t3`t4`t4at4at4bu5bu5bu5cu5cu6cu6du6dv6dv7ev7ev7fv7fv7fv8gw8gw8hw8hw9hw9i\ w9iw9jxAjxAjxAkxAkxBkxBlxBlyBmyCmyCmyCnyCnyDozDozDozEozEozFpzFpzFpzFpzGq\ zHqzHqzHqzIrzIrzJrzJrzKszKszKszLszLtzLtzLtzLtzLtzMtzMtzMtzNuzNuzNuzNuzOu\ zOuzOuzPvzPvzQvzQvzRwzRwzRwzSwzTxzTxzUxzUxzVyzVyzWyzWyz } frm:F'Cetmfnc {; fn2 added by Jon Horner z=0, c=pixel: z=fn2(z)+c c=c+p1*fn1(c) |z| <= 4 ;SOURCE: explode.frm } Roger Alexander