It looks like a piece of sheet metal stamped and shaped with cutouts... but that's only an optical illusion. Like a cyber vending machine http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com will dispense this and other amusements instantly for the price of a few electrons. fract408.gif { ; metallic cutout ; blank ; calctime 0:03:09.38 ; created Sep 07, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_m.frm formulaname=mandel-newton_j7c3 function=ceil/log center-mag=-0.673041/-0.135346/5.464481 params=-0.6579485457930234/-0.6041749320963165 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 proximity=2 outside=fmod colors=KazFLLFMMGMMGNNHNNHOOIOOIPPJPPJPPKQQKQQLRRLRRMSSMSSNTTNTTOTTOUUPU\ UPVVQVVQWWRWWRXXSXXSXXTYYTYYUZZUZZV__V__W``W``W``XaaXaaYaaYaaYbbYbbZbbZb\ b_cc_cc`dd`ddaddaeebeebffcffcffdggdggehhehhfiifiigiigjjhjjhkkikkikkjlljl\ lkmmkmmlnnlnnmnnmoonoonppoppopppqqpqqqrrqrrrrrrssssssttttttuuuuuuuuvvvvv\ vwwwwwwwwwxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyxxxxxxwwwwwwvvvvvvuvvuuutuutttsttsttrssrssqrrqr\ rprrpqqoqqoppnppnoomoomoolnnlnnlmmkmmkmmjlljllikkikkhkkhjjgjjgiifiifiieh\ hehhdggdggcggcffbffbeeaeeaeeadd`dd`cc_cc_ccZbbZbbYaaYaaXaaX``W``W__V__VZ\ ZUZZUZZTYYTYYSXXSXXRXXRWWQWWQVVQVVPVVPUUOUUOTTNTTNTTMSSMSSLRRLRRKRRKQQJQ\ QJPPIPPIPPHOOHOOGNNGNNFNNFMMFMMELLELLDLLDKKCKKCJJBJJBIIAIIAII9HH9HH8GG8G\ G7GG7FF6FF6EE5EE5EE4DD4DD3CC3CC3CC2BB1BB1AA0AA0AA1BB1BB2CC2CC3DD3DD4DD4E\ E5EE5FF6FF6FF7GG7GG8HH8HH9HH9IIAIIAJJBJJBJJCKKCKKDLLDLL } frm:mandel-newton_j7c3 {; Sylvie Gallet [101324,3444], 1995 z = pixel, c = z, iter = 1 rad = 3.1, center = (1.0,0.1) pix = (10*pixel+(5.0,-3.4))*(-0.1,-0.95) zn = center*rad+(pix-center) limit = real(p1), b1 = 16, b2 = 0.0001 : test1 = (iter&&limit), test2=(iter!=limit) c1=(-0.7056,-0.0086) c=fn1(sin(conj(-0.80256,-0.1095))) z = (z-zn)*test2 + zn z2 = z*z, z4 = z2*z2, z1 = (z4*z-1)/(4*z4) z = fn2(z2)+(c*test1) + (z-z1)*(1-test1) iter = iter+1 ((|z| <= b1) * test1) || ((|z1| >= b2) * (1-test1)) ;SOURCE: sg-bc-bj.frm } Roger Alexander