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Amazing flame fractals take your breath away

by Bill Detwiler | 01-04-07

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Witness the beauty and elegance of mathematics with 50 breathtaking fractals. Webshots member rajah created these Fractal Flames with Apophysis--a freeware Windows application with which you can design and render fractal flames. According to http://apophysis.wikispaces.com/ and http://www.flam3.com/, Fractal Flames were created by Scott Draves in 1992 and are an "extension of the iterated function system class of fractals".

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© Webshots - rajahh
                                                                                                   

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I can't help but notice.... JCitizen | 10/02/06
Kinda the same idea doe5551212@... | 10/03/06
Coral employ fractals... rimpac99@... | 12/09/06
Small vacations javalexlan | 10/03/06
fractals don't mimic nature, nature uses fractals UncleRob | 10/04/06
Good point........ JCitizen | 10/04/06
repeat sorry! JCitizen | 10/04/06
Also Nature (God) uses OOP dparks1940@... | 10/04/06
The Object of All Things mgrimm@... | 10/05/06
Re: "Who has reverse engineered Gravity or Partical Attraction? orthocross | 03/25/08
irrelevant? hhhbhhh@... | 03/25/09
Macroevolution tim@... | 10/18/06
Man has descended, but not from the apes. dparks1940@... | 10/21/06
"Power" is generated by certainty. Lightning Joe | 11/01/06
Faith in anything dparks1940@... | 11/03/06
Whoa here... Raymond Danner | 11/06/06
RE: "Power" is generated by certainty. orthocross | 04/04/08
orthocross... boxfiddler | 04/04/08
Faith in What? michael@... | 11/08/06
Um, yeah... Lightning Joe | 01/04/07
This is already off topic but... bill@... | 11/20/06
Powerful enough C-3PO | 11/20/06
YHVH. Try to pronounce that! danag42@... | 11/24/06
I have more important things to do. Absolutely | 11/24/06
danag42 santeewelding@... | 11/24/06
Well, MY higher power can beat up your higher power... Lightning Joe | 01/04/07
Because... C-3PO | 01/04/07
but these are just observations, theories.... Agapito | 10/26/06
definition of God and order psionic11@... | 10/28/06
Flying Spaghetti Monster owcsun@... | 10/30/06
Subscription... C-3PO | 10/30/06
Ultimate santeewelding@... | 10/30/06
Yahweh the designer richardkenley@... | 11/02/06
Tired santeewelding@... | 11/03/06
theories jheizer@... | 10/31/06
Evidence C-3PO | 11/01/06
Gravity.... Raymond Danner | 11/06/06
You mean Gravitation? cubeslave | 11/20/06
Purpose of Religion C-3PO | 11/20/06
Theory is as high as it gets danag42@... | 11/24/06
Two different fields? C-3PO | 11/24/06
You've got my name wrong this whole time! -- Dog Lightning Joe | 11/01/06
definable laws C-3PO | 11/02/06
Not necessarily so... Cyber_Spy | 11/07/06
Interesting... rimpac99@... | 05/13/07
Not necessarily so... autocatalytic sets may hold answers. komronshahhh@... | 01/20/07
oh yeah I heard that one before ralphclark | 03/09/07
Not God but the solar furnaces of the universe cinesport@... | 05/10/07
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One moronic loser! Benevolence | 01/04/07
Ditto cinesport@... | 05/10/07
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One Master Planner will.sans@... | 11/25/06
One blasted SPAMMER Absolutely | 11/25/06
You're right C-3PO | 11/27/06
Thank you. Absolutely | 11/27/06
lol rimpac99@... | 05/11/07
Creationism Represents a Common Designer t@... | 12/07/06
No you don't. Absolutely | 12/07/06
Why so emphatic C-3PO | 12/08/06
Because I do not have the option... Absolutely | 12/08/06
& because with an uprovable assertion as the basis of your beliefs... Absolutely | 12/12/06
Moral illusion? C-3PO | 12/13/06
Moral Illusion? C-3PO | 12/13/06
The morality of individual responsibility Absolutely | 12/16/06
Inalienable C-3PO | 12/18/06
That's your god, eh? cl0729@... | 03/09/07
Does it then mean... rimpac99@... | 05/13/07
Why, pray, why... rimpac99@... | 05/14/07
I agree but... sighris@... | 11/16/06
Re:"...no need to anthropomorphize Nature (God)..." orthocross | 03/25/08
Re: Whatever, Dude... Lightning Joe | 03/27/08
Good to hear from you again santeewelding@... | 03/27/08
You make a very large assumption... boxfiddler | 03/27/08
Re: "Idiocy, the anti-logic" orthocross | 03/31/08
So then orthocross... boxfiddler | 04/07/08
only 2^58 wookie2u@... | 01/02/07
Human GNOME? ralphclark | 03/10/07
Not so sure... rimpac99@... | 05/13/07
Who's the Master Planner? marta@... | 05/10/07
It was ME... rimpac99@... | 05/11/07
Condoms... Lightning Joe | 05/13/07
WHEN FISHING WHO IS THE MASTER BAITER cewallace@... | 05/11/07
master of their domain marta@... | 05/12/07
how far is it from math to Intelligent Design? tech@... | 10/05/06
No doubt in my book.... JCitizen | 10/05/06
Anecdotal Evidence tim@... | 10/18/06
Anecdotal Evidence MC68000 | 10/19/06
"Design" C-3PO | 10/26/06
How the heck do you know? Lightning Joe | 11/01/06
How do you know? C-3PO | 12/06/06
Do you know what the word "complexity" means? Lightning Joe | 11/01/06
Concept of "Faith" C-3PO | 11/02/06
"Faith is necessary to science. Without faith, nothing would be invented." Absolutely | 11/18/06
Sloppy definition of "faith" dcelzinga | 11/27/06
Sloppy?? C-3PO | 11/28/06
Faith cinesport@... | 05/10/07
They just don't get it C-3PO.. JCitizen | 05/10/07
Light years edking@... | 10/20/06
Well Said panzrwagn | 10/23/06
Thanks..... JCitizen | 11/18/06
Order is simply a higher form of chaos. Lightning Joe | 11/01/06
Why choose sides? C-3PO | 11/02/06
Okay, here's what I see... Lightning Joe | 01/04/07
Evolved C-3PO | 01/04/07
Back santeewelding@... | 01/04/07
Signing off... C-3PO | 01/22/07
Lighthing Joe, Lightning Joe, dparks1940@... | 11/06/06
Dparks...tsk... tsk... tsk sethsbills@... | 11/10/06
Good - Bad cinesport@... | 05/10/07
Design, not necessarily intellegent! danag42@... | 11/24/06
Such a mess C-3PO | 11/24/06
That's your game. Absolutely | 11/24/06
Why I think he would muck it up.... JCitizen | 11/24/06
Re: "Design, not necessarily intelligent!" orthocross | 03/25/08
Try to make sense, please! Lightning Joe | 03/27/08
Re: try to make sense, please! orthocross | 04/04/08
orthocross and Lightning Joe... boxfiddler | 04/04/08
Intelligent Design is superstitious bunk. dcelzinga | 11/27/06
Astrophysicists Absolutely | 11/27/06
Really?? Not one? LOL C-3PO | 11/28/06
Really, not one. Absolutely | 11/28/06
Article C-3PO | 11/28/06
Critical Thinking trunks_711@... | 12/01/06
re: Critical Thinking Absolutely | 12/01/06
Irrational CaptainCapacitor | 12/05/06
store-bought santeewelding@... | 12/05/06
Thanks Craig. Absolutely | 12/05/06
Adiabloist C-3PO | 12/06/06
Circle santeewelding@... | 12/06/06
"The arguments he seems to make to disprove God..." Absolutely | 12/06/06
Absolutely santeewelding@... | 12/06/06
Arguments... C-3PO | 12/07/06
Thanks for the opening... Lightning Joe | 01/21/07
Thanks for the opening... Lightning Joe | 01/21/07
Thanks for the opening... Lightning Joe | 01/21/07
What an awesome design Dan Aquinas | 10/16/06
Because the math supports it panzrwagn | 10/23/06
Some interesting points... longhorn890@... | 10/26/06
Ahh Yes! Chaos! JCitizen | 11/18/06
yep topdragon147@... | 11/03/06
you're so right nothingness | 11/04/06
Design teligence | 12/06/06
Nature/fractals marta@... | 05/10/07
The Road To Damascus santeewelding@... | 11/12/06
Which came first? danag42@... | 11/24/06
I love fractals! featurepics@... | 03/29/07
My appologies... Lightning Joe | 04/06/08
Removed - didn't want it here. boxfiddler | 09/07/08
removed - not here either. boxfiddler | 09/07/08
Ok I'm new - What'a fractal mariasmith@... | 10/03/06
Wikipedia Fractal Page techrepublic@... | 10/03/06
THANKS rware1@... | 10/04/06
Pixes normljones@... | 10/04/06
Apophysis, a downloadable program... pyropakjim@... | 10/05/06
Wow! kjordan@... | 10/05/06
File conversion Black Gecko | 10/06/06
Amazing flame fractals billtoo | 10/06/06
A fantastic Job by the Submitter jstin466 | 10/23/06
Marvelous!! Wayfarer | 10/07/06
Awesome techrepreader | 10/19/06
Thrilling! __techne__ | 10/21/06
Flames for Screensaver mgg@... | 10/26/06
BeautyFull pullencreek@... | 10/27/06
Using it for slideshow screensaver callcentertiger | 10/29/06
Electricsheep - screensaver mgg@... | 11/01/06
I did it (screensaver) marc.greiner@... | 11/25/06
Imran imran.gm@... | 10/31/06
Beautiful comitemaya@... | 11/08/06
????????? Office Mole | 11/09/06
jelly fishes mutated mitchc@... | 11/10/06
Dparks santeewelding@... | 11/11/06
Please translate dparks1940@... | 11/11/06
( one = zero = infinity ) rand0mmm@... | 11/18/06
rand0mmm santeewelding@... | 11/18/06
The Language santeewelding@... | 11/11/06
You need to quit smoking that stuff dparks1940@... | 11/11/06
God exists and speaks to each of us... douglasjohnledet@... | 11/12/06
The Road To Damascus santeewelding@... | 11/12/06
Touched davde | 11/20/06
Excuse me... q.4 | 07/21/09
test santeewelding@... | 11/12/06
Fractals? rush2112 | 11/15/06
I really don't know anything about what theyre of but... electrischock@... | 11/18/06
dsparks, seth and joe.. play nicely!! kingmo1215@... | 11/22/06
why try? chelleashes1@... | 11/28/06
Infinition santeewelding@... | 11/28/06
A path to comprehension gilbert@... | 12/07/06
Happily, except... santeewelding@... | 12/08/06
I had one grunch but the eggplant over there. HatesAdministrators | 11/29/06
Nostrils of Happiness Gather no Moss bungahola@... | 10/13/07
A thousand hands briant11@... | 11/29/06
Wonderfull Site of Classic Fractals shinderpaljandu | 12/01/06
Thank you, Rajah murphym@... | 12/12/06
Good One jnpraveenkrishna@... | 12/12/06
How do I get this story off my homepage? ez_1putt | 12/08/06
Life has more grit. mo98@... | 12/17/06
mo98 santeewelding@... | 12/17/06
My Lord and Savior 'BOB' cewallace@... | 12/25/06
"BOB" wwwqueen@... | 01/11/07
Rancor santeewelding@... | 01/11/07
Praise Bob! Lightning Joe | 01/11/07
Yes, praise "Bob"! cl0729@... | 03/09/07
Hey - don't be make'n any fun of my Bob! JCitizen | 05/10/07
CHAOS pooh@... | 01/27/07
stunning! marta@... | 05/09/07
Agreed..... kaburu | 05/14/07
wow a fractal discussion jamiefisk@... | 05/10/07
RE: Monolith (Amazing flame fractals take your breath away) artapp1948@... | 07/18/07
RE: Monolith (Amazing flame fractals take your breath away) david.byrne@... | 07/18/07
fractals and trees marta@... | 07/19/07
That's what my professor told me... JCitizen | 07/20/07
RE: Monolith (Amazing flame fractals take your breath away) gabolivares@... | 07/18/07
RE: Monolith (Amazing flame fractals take your breath away) silvercat6260@... | 10/28/07
Never mind. boxfiddler | 03/27/08
I know what you mean! JCitizen | 03/28/08
Self-Deception, get thee behind me! Lightning Joe | 03/30/08
Pretty much my position years ago!... JCitizen | 03/31/08
Re: Self-deception, get thee behind me! orthocross | 03/31/08
I don't have direct quotes... JCitizen | 03/31/08
Shake the dust off your feet when you leave that village... boxfiddler | 04/02/08
I respect your abstention... JCitizen | 04/03/08
JCitizen... boxfiddler | 04/03/08
JCitizen... boxfiddler | 04/07/08
Boxxie Dumphrey | 04/07/08
Dumphrey... boxfiddler | 04/07/08
I think all of ya The Scummy One | 04/07/08
Wondered how long it would take you Scummy... boxfiddler | 04/07/08
:D The invitation is always open The Scummy One | 04/07/08
Nism santeewelding@... | 04/07/08
Oh Scummy One! JCitizen | 04/09/08
RE: "I prefer to respect the position of the non-believers..." orthocross | 04/04/08
Short answer... JCitizen | 04/05/08
Been there... done that... Lightning Joe | 04/06/08
"which only the faithful think has anything to do with logic." boxfiddler | 04/06/08
Please, Box santeewelding@... | 04/06/08
Dyspepsia... boxfiddler | 04/06/08
Bit of a goad, eh santee? boxfiddler | 04/06/08
Of course santeewelding@... | 04/06/08
santee... boxfiddler | 04/06/08
Stet santeewelding@... | 04/07/08
Well done.... boxfiddler | 04/07/08
"God" is a mental echo. Lightning Joe | 04/02/08
What is not possible today... boxfiddler | 04/02/08
For sure... JCitizen | 04/03/08
If indeed " "God" is a mental echo"... boxfiddler | 04/07/08
I dunno santeewelding@... | 04/08/08
Belief loses meaning in light of proof. boxfiddler | 04/08/08
Some other title, mentally echoing through my mind... Lightning Joe | 04/09/08
Limits are... boxfiddler | 04/09/08
RE: Monolith (Amazing flame fractals take your breath away) BIgirl | 09/07/08
Wow. Serendipity boxfiddler | 09/07/08
RE: Monolith (Amazing flame fractals take your breath away) lindareedwarren@... | 09/10/08
I love them! explorehalkidiki@... | 01/11/09

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