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  Re: Fractal Structure And Some Red  
From: Rune
Date: 1 Feb 2007 05:07:09
Message: <45c1bbcd@news.povray.org>
Alain wrote:
> Paul Fuller nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 31-01-2007 17:33:
>> Is there something misaligned though?  The main 'object' that the
>> sphere sits on has what appears to be a small step on the top
>> surface (just left and in front of the right middle protrusion).  Same on 
>> the left
>> face.
> Those are actual steps. That large surface is actualy made up of
> several smaller ones, and they don't all line up.

Well spotted! It took *me* a while to figure it out at first.

>> I don't see it repeated in the smaller versions
> It can be there but to small to be visible...

That's possible. The thing is that the ratio between the cubes and their 
"children" are sometimes close to the golden ratio, so with the right 
alignment and random factors, you get edges that almost, but not quite, line 
up.

Rune
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