It is hard to say why I became so fascinated with midgets, but
this kind of thing seems to happen with fractals. Many become fascinated with spirals. When I come upon spirals, which I do many times in my search for midgets, I usually pass them by. They all look the same to me. << Well, here are a couple of zooms into your parent of yesterday (Shark Teeth). I think this spiral is quite different from most: Confetti_Spiral { ; ; t= 0:43:30.00 on a P4 2Gh at ; 1600x1200 Image Copyright 2004 ; by Lee H. Skinner ver=2003 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=fractint.frm formulaname=mandelbrotmix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-3.42706967942867300/+0.65905855299226680/\ 96.6236/1/-47.4999999999997726/2.67549871146854912e-0\ 13 params=0.55/-1.1/0.11/-3.1/0/1e+100 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=bof61 symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000jFR<2>zb0<2>zz1zzC<2>zzz<3>jqdfo_blUZjPVgJZ\ eEMb8M_pMX8<3>KJ8JF8JC8I88H44G00<3>TA5WD6ZF7aI8eLAhMB\ iODjQF<3>qeBriAtm9vq8xu7zz5zz4zz3<8>zY4zV5zS5<3>zE6wE\ 6tD6<9>w9Nw8Px8R<2>y6Wy6Yw6Yu5X<3>a5IW4EX4FY4G_4H<3>P\ 3DN2CK2A<3>805G0BO0G<3>g0Ul0Xq0`v0d<2>y0fz0gy0h<3>u1m\ t1ns1or2q<2>v2u<3>c5eZ6`U6X<2>F9LAAG7FO4KW0Qc<3>5Xc6Z\ c7`c7aa7c_7eY<3>FcgHciJbl<3>S_v<3>civflvinvlqvotvsww<\ 2>zzz<3>rwzovzhsw<3>Gch8_d8Xa<3>8JP8FL8CI<4>XCAaB9fB7\ <3>zA0<13>SA1QA1NA1<3>D92<6>UXAW`BYcC<3>hrI<3>UnXRm_N\ lcJkgFfpAaz<6>_5fc0ce7_ } And I'll throw in another midget for balance: Red_leaf_midget { ; ; t= 0:23:44.63 on a P4 2Gh at ; 1600x1200 Image Copyright 2004 ; by Lee H. Skinner ver=2003 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=fractint.frm formulaname=mandelbrotmix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-6.39992232037162700/-0.74133977875696220/\ 10177.25/1/-39.999999999755623/-4.93227313158595138e-\ 010 params=0.55/-1.1/0.11/-3.1/0/1e+100 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=bof61 symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000vxu<3>fo_blUZjPVgJZeEMb8M_pMX8<3>KJ8JF8JC8I\ 88H44G00<3>TA5WD6ZF7aI8eLAhMBiODjQF<3>qeBriAtm9vq8xu7\ zz5zz4zz3<8>zY4zV5zS5<3>zE6wE6tD6<10>w8Px8Rx7S<3>z5_<\ 3>f5Ma5IW4E<2>_4H<3>P3DN2CK2A<3>805G0BO0G<3>g0Ul0Xq0`\ v0d<2>y0fz0gy0h<3>u1mt1ns1or2q<2>v2u<3>c5eZ6`U6X<2>F9\ LAAG7FO4KW0Qc<3>5Xc6Zc7`c7aa7c_7eY<3>FcgHciJbl<3>S_v<\ 3>civflvinvlqvotvsww<2>zzz<3>rwzovzhsw<3>Gch8_d8Xa8TZ\ 8QV0008JP8FL8CI<4>XCAaB9fB7<3>zA0<13>SA1QA1NA1<3>D92<\ 6>UXAW`BYcC<3>hrI<3>UnXRm_NlcJkgFfpAaz<3>PJoSFlWAi_5f\ c0ce7_<3>zb0<2>zz1zzC<2>zzz }