FOTD -- December 10, 2007 (5.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is named "Quest for Reality". Actually, I have been questing for reality, if such a thing exists, since I was old enough to quest. I was never satisfied with the assumption that the material universe is the ultimate reality, and I remain unconvinced that the success of science proves that materialism is true. We very possibly could be tweaking our experiments until the results fit neatly into the classical Newtonian world- view of science, thereby reinforcing our faith in materialism. Perhaps the experiments that fail so disappointingly in this uni- verse fail because they are performed in the wrong universe. Experiments that fail in this 'questionably real' universe might prove to be surprisingly true in certain other 'questionably real' alternate universes. This is most certainly the case with fractals, where reality is what one chooses to make of it and one can never be sure what will be found at a certain place until that place is actually reached. Today's image makes this very clear, lying as it does at a spot that at first appears to hold nothing. Today's image is located beyond the ring on the eastern side of the huge December parent, in a spot that, unless it is blown up, appears to be a flat blank area. But like a virus that can be seen only under a powerful microscope, today's image, once it becomes visible, is well worth the trip. The image is a semi-evaporated one, with interest added by ren- dering it with the inside set to 'bof61' and the outside set to 'fmod'. Since it closely resembles several recent FOTD images, I could rate it no higher than an average 5. I rewarded myself the extra 1/2 point for the coloring. I might have added another half point or so for the warp-8 speed of the image, which, with a calculation time of only 47 seconds, almost finishes before it starts. This will make it a pleasure to run the parameter file and watch the numbers almost magically do their thing. But some S.O.T.A. machines and O.S.'s are not Fractint friendly. Those burdened with such uncooperative units may still see the image by visiting the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and viewing it without effort there. Sunday was most unpleasant here at Fractal Central, with heavy clouds, slushy streets, and a temperature hovering just above freezing. A cold mist that fell all day added to the unpleasant- ness. The fractal cats spent most of the day stretched by the heat, but perked up when Cassie noticed a squirrel burying a nut in a large flower pot on the back porch. I kept busy taking by it easy. Work permitting, I'll take it easy again on Monday. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if the world is not real, don't worry about it. It's not about ready to go away. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Quest_for_Reality { ; time=0:00:47.73-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=+15.2444272778/+18.1832540939/55113.14/\ 1/-127.5/0 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/\ 101529000000000.0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1700 inside=bof61 outside=fmod logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000cvz_tzWrzSpyOnwKluGjsEhqDfoDdmCbkB`iBZgA\ Xf9Ve9Ud8Sc7Qb6Oa6M`5K_4IZ4GY3EX2CW2BV3AU4AT5AS5AR\ 6AQ7AP7AO8AN99M99LA9KB9IB9GC9GD9GD9GE8GF8GF8GG8GH8\ HI8HI8HJ8HK7HK7HL7HM7HM7HN7HO7IO7I06IQ6IQ6IR6IS6IS\ 6IT6IU6IU09U6IUCRUIZUOgTVrUUpUUoVUnVUmWTlWTkXTjXTi\ YSgYSfZSeZSd_Sc_Rb`Ra`R`000aQYULVbQWbQVcQUcPTdPSdP\ QePPeOOfONfOMgOLgOKhNJhNHiNGiNFjMEjMDkMCkMBnK8kMAi\ OBgQCeRDbTE`VF00GXYHccIS`JQbKOdMUeNzgOziPFjQDlRAnS\ 8oT6qU4sV2tW6uV9uVCuVGuVJuVMuUQuUTuUWuUzvWzuVzuUzu\ UzuT00TzuSzuSztRztRztQztPztPztOztOztNWsNWsMVsMVsLV\ sKVsKUsJUsJUrIUrITrHTrHTrGTrFSrFSrESqESqD00DRqCRqC\ RqBRqAQqAQp9Qp9Qp8Pp8007Pp7Pp6Pp6Qo5Qo5Qo5Qo5Qo5Qo\ 5Ro5Ro5Ro5Ro5Rn5Rn5Rn5Sn5Sn5Sn5Sn5Sn5005Sn5004Tm4T\ m4Tm4Tm4Tm4Um4Um4Um4Um4Ul4Ul4Ul4Vl4004Vl4Vl4Vl4Vl4\ Vm3Wm2Vl4Ul6Tk7Sk9RjAQjCPiEOiFNiHMhILhKLgMKgNJfPIf\ QHeSGeTFeVPZpO_pN`pLaoKbo } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================