FOTD -- October 17, 2013 (Rating A-6,M-6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The iterated expression that created today's image is the same one that created yesterday's image. The difference is that in today's image, Z is initialized to a different critical value, which is -1.176... This value creates a parent Mandeloid much like yesterday's but rotated 180 degrees so that the mostly obscured M-set now faces east, with East Valley on the west side. In addition, there are two large minibrots, one just north and the other just south of the main body of the parent. They might be worth a check. A tiny bud and spike extends east along the X-axis from the main body of the parent. Today's scene lies near the tip of this spike. I named today's image "Things That Might Be". When I thought of the name, I was pondering the big question of whether fractals are real, unreal, or something in between. The artistic and math ratings of an everyday 6 show that I think the image could be better. If I had not put so much time into playing with the new kitten, I could probably have worked the image into one that would rate at least one point higher. The calculation time of 15 seconds makes the job of running the parameter file a virtual breeze. The web sites, where the image has already been calculated and posted, can create the actual breeze. The web sites are located at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> The day began with a sky half filled with clouds, but the clouds blew away by mid-morning, leaving a mostly sunny sky for the rest of the morning. The clouds returned in mid-afternoon however, and rain began shortly after. The temperature of 72F 22C was more like September than mid-October. The established fractal cat spent the day trying to decide what to make of the new kitten arrival in the house. At the present time, he is both interested in her and wishes she would go away. Meanwhile, the humans had another normal day. The next FOTD will surely be posted; the question is when. Twenty-four hours from now is the best bet. Until that magical time arrives, take care, and the use of common sense is quite common in the world. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= ThingsThatMightBe { ; time=0:00:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3a function=ident center-mag=+0.5814917617012194/0/9.23049e+010/1/180 params=0.5/1/0.5/-1/0.5/2/0.25/3/-1.176222776541/0 float=y maxiter=500 inside=0 logmap=34 symmetry=xaxis periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=0005gl5dk5aj4Zh4Wg4Tf3Qd3Nc3K`2HY2EU2BP18K1\ 5F12A36A59K6DS8G_AJ`BNaDQbFTcGXdI_eKbfLfgNihOliGeP\ 9Z5HV6PS6WO6cL6jH6rE6yB6tIBoPGjWKebP`iUXoYZl_`iabf\ cdcefafhZhjWjlTlnQnpOorLqtIsvFuxCwzAxxBrwBmvBguBbt\ BXrBSqBMpBHoBBnB68bODdPIePNfQSgQWhQ`iRejRjkSolSsmS\ tlTtlTtlUtlUtlVtlVukVukWukWukXukXukXriYphZng_kf`id\ agcadbbbac`_dYZeWYeUXfRVgPUhNTiLSiLgYLvNMsQNpSOnVP\ kXPh_QfaRcdS`fTZiTWkUTnVRpWOsXLuXJwULlRNaOPRLRGIS5\ Fa8CkAAuCCsGEqKGpOInSJmVLkZNjbPhfQgiSemUdqWbuXaxZY\ s`VobSkdPgfLbhIZjFVkCRgHUdMWaQYZV_W_bTcdQhfNlhPkhQ\ jhRieSibUi_VhXXhUYhRZgO`gLagIbgF`hEZhDXiCViBTjARj9\ Pk8Nk7Lk6Jl5Hl4Fm3Dm2Bn19o08p0Aq4Br7DsBEtEGuIHvLJw\ PKxSLyVNzZOzaQzeRzhTzlUzoVzrTzVRz7Pz6Oz6Nz6Mz5Lz5J\ z5Iz4Hz4Gz4Fz3Ez3Cz3Bz3Az29z28z20z17z15z14z13z02z0\ 1z05zO3zI2zCMzWIzTEzQAzN7zKGzMPzOYzQfzSozUwzWszYoz\ ZjzWfzTazQYzNUzKPzHLzEHzB } frm:MandelbrotMix3a {; Jim Muth z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <=l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================