mandelbrot monday

22Dec08

It’s not Friday, nor Saturday, but this Christmas gingerbread dough (not paleo, nor mandelbrodt) cracked on its under side as it was rolled out. It struck me that the pattern was similar to the Wikipedia image below, formed by an electrical burn through a block of wood.

Whether this biscuit break is a genuine fractal, I’d happily invite comments. But fractal or not, in the Knackered House, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.

Fractal-shaped wood burn

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1 jayprich on Dec 22nd, 2008 said:

It seems both are visually similar to some of the Julia sets / parts of the Mandelbrot set. You are taking this fractal idea seriously with so many self-similar blog posts. A new meme … Mandelblog?

More please, I like gingerbread and it looks delicious.
2 jayprich on Dec 22nd, 2008 said:

I’d second your proposal these are fractal images – it seems to me both are visually similar to some of the Julia sets / parts of the Mandelbrot set. One attractive and x-massy the other a snowflake on death row. You are taking this fractal idea seriously … perhaps you can arrange self-similar blog posts in a spruce-like menu and tag a new meme … Mandelblog?

More please, I like gingerbread and your batch looks delicious.

Have a very Merry Christmas and Hack into the New Year somewhat less knackered … All the best JayPrich
3 knackeredhack on Dec 23rd, 2008 said:

Jayprich

Self-similar comments? I like it…

I will have to think about that meme.

Have a good Xmas too. Our resolution is definitely to unknacker the hack this year.

Tim