Tor:
    I'm glad you liked it.


Mike:
    Actually, it was unintentional.  I explained that on my webpage,
which I will copy here:

       This image is a kind of crystalline pseudo-fractal which combines
the forms of both Cantor's Dust and Koch's Snowflake.  Using my
adaptation of Tsutomu Higo's recursive pipes [algorithm], I explored
many different configurations through sets of animations.  I varied the
amount and order of the rotations along the three coordinate axes, and
found many interesting patterns.  It was very difficult to get one that
showed Cantor's dust well, but when I finally got it I was thrilled to
see that another form, that of a woven "Star of David" had appeared at
the center.
        I coded it so that the color would change along with the level
of recursion, which created the white frosted look around the edge.  The
rich colors in the interior are due more to the differently colored
light sources surrounding it, and the interreflections allowed by a max
trace level of 7.


Roberto, Ross:
    Thanks you.


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Ben Scheele
Silmarillion: Ben's World
http://www21.brinkster.com/silmarillion/

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