; Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:50:41 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 11-04-14 (Boltzmann Brains!! [A-7,M-7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20140412005105.2a57366c@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- April 11, 2014 (Rating A-7,M-7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I have heard of Boltzmann brains but I never thought I would see ; one. Today's image, which lies on a twisted filament extending ; from a bud on the southeast shore line of the main bud of the ; Mandelbrot set has made me a true believer however, for lo and ; behold, there are eight of these pathetic accidental and lonely ; creatures gathered around the central minibrot in today's image. ; And I think I can see many more brains huddled farther in. ; ; Boltzmann brains (check them on the internet) are hypothetical ; entities that randomly fluctuate out of the quantum jitters of ; an infinite empty space at maximum entropy. They might or might ; not resemble human brains, but somehow they are conscious and ; imagine themselves to be located inside a physical body which is ; surrounded by an immense universe of relatively low entropy. ; ; The end result of this line of thought is the absurd assumption ; we are all merely imagining the outer world, and nothing but our ; own minds (and fractals, of course) are real. I doubt that ; anyone actually believes in Boltzmann brains, but ever since the ; discovery of dark energy, they are where the rational study of ; time and entropy has been leading us, and it is hard to see how ; we might get out of the conundrum, (if it actually is merely a ; conundrum and not, gasp, reality). ; ; Madam Zucchini, who talks to spirits every day at her fortune- ; telling shop down on the corner, makes better sense than many of ; today's so-called scientists. No wonder I have lost my youthful ; enthusiasm for science. ; ; The name "Boltzmann Brains!!" is self explanatory. The art and ; math ratings are both somewhat above average, though not high ; enough to justify the 13 minutes required to calculate the ; image. This is where the web sites charge to the rescue. ; ; Be the brainiest guy in town. Avoid the calculation delay by ; checking the finished image on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Heavy clouds moved in overnight here at Fractal Central, and the ; rain arrived just after lunch. The fractal cats enjoyed the ; temperature of 63F 17C as much as possible from indoors, but ; would have preferred the sun. The fractal humans were too busy ; with other things to concern themselves with a rainy afternoon. ; ; The next FOTD will probably not be posted before April 13, two ; days from now. Until then, take care, and hey!, it's not so bad ; being a Boltzmann brain. ; ; ; Jim (bring on the ghosts) Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Boltzmann_Brains!! { ; time=0:13:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.8335\ 331719560557432/-0.23097133205008341002/6.755e+014\ /1/40/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=3500 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=597 colors=000RKJRKIQKHQKFPKEOKDPKBOKAPK9TKDUKGUKJUKMU\ KQUKTKKWKKZKK`KKbKKdKKfKKhKKjKKlKKmKKoKKqKKUKKUKKU\ KKUKKUKKUKKUKKUKKUKKUIKTIKSHKRDKN9KI5KE1KA8KCBKDBK\ ECKICKMDMPCOTAQX8S_7UZ6WY6YX5_X5aW4cV4eU3gU3fT2fS2\ eR1dR1dQ0fP0iPFlQTmQgjQlhQmgTmfVjfXfdZb`a_XcWUeTQg\ PNjLKlIGnEDpBArCEsCItCLtDPuDSuDWvDZvEbwEfxEixFmyFp\ yFtzFwzLruQmpVhl_cgdZbiUZnPUsKQoOOkSNhVMdZL`aJYeIU\ hHQlGNoFSnIXmL`lOelRikUnjXrjZqgXpdVpbTo_RnXPnVNmSL\ lPJlNHkKFkIDVSGEaIIcJMeJQgKUiKYjK`jQcjWfjahjfgkbgl\ _fmWfnTfnQeoMepJdqFdrCdq9do8dm7dk7di6dg6de5dc4d`4d\ W3cP3aH2ZB1W71Q30M00J46G7BEAHUAMZASXFXWGbVHgUImTJr\ SKpSLnSMlSOjSQhRSgRVeUYcU`acd_chZcowctwczwmzmmzrmz\ zmzzmcmmTcmHUo6Wn8WnAWnCWnEWmGWmIWmKWmMWlIUpUSpUQo\ UOocNrcPrcQrcRrcSrcTrcUrcVrcWwhXwhYwhZwhRwhcwhcwhc\ whcwrmwrmwrmwrmwrmwrmwrmwrmwzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;