Life in Newburgh on Ythan

By Talpa

Fractal clouds

A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows that look like clouds. As you come closer to a cloud you don't get something smooth, but irregularities at a smaller scale. 

Benoit Mandelbrot.  French mathematician.

Extra. On a lighter note, did you know that you can age an artificial Christmas tree by counting the annual rings of sticky tape on its box?

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