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Fractals are everywhere around us. Not only in mathematicians desks and computers. Share here the best photos of art of real life. Broccoli-Cauliflower Romanesco:  Fractal Patterns in a Hydrothermal Spring: 
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Peacock...gorgeous 
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Leaf 
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Rivers in Savannah, Georgia, USA 
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Caterpillar. 
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Bacteria 
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I wonder whether I can post a fractal from outer space, though a real one not UFO? ;-) 
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Jyrkka, its such an interesting topic u have opened today !!! kudos
The Golden ratio (1.61803399) and Fibonacci series... one can observe these any where and every where in nature ... Arrangement of petals in flowers, arrangement of veins in leaves, the Vitruvian man, Ratio of bone lengths in human body etc...
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You know,
Everytime I hear myself accidentally crushing a snail, I turn to back and tell it that I am sorry.
It does not help him, I know, but it makes me feel lighter.
Yes! -Anonymous
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Blodybeef wrote:You know,
Everytime I hear myself accidentally crushing a snail, I turn to back and tell it that I am sorry.
It does not help him, I know, but it makes me feel lighter. I agree, I also pass snails moving across the pavement, when I walk by or ride a bike.
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Fractal from neurons. 
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Flow effect 
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Delta of River Lena 
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Chinese rice terraces 
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Dense flow 
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Lightning 
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Vanilla sky, clouds. 
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Single snowflake. We can find endless number of fractals when looking at snowflakes. 
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Brilliant idea.
Gotcha, bud, again
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sorry you've had that already 
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