Tom Lehrer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx2VVSWDMo
…the idea is the important thing…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx2VVSWDMo
…the idea is the important thing…
the thing they don’t tell you about fractals is just how sharp and dangerous they are. i mean, you think you have a pretty good grasp of the mathematical analysis but until a piece of metal with a very high perimiter to surface area ratio tears into your flesh, you’re really missing intuitive appreciation for objects that lack continuous derivatives almost everywhere.