Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…
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Why do the same, self-repeating patterns appear in trees, rivers, lightning, and even inside our own bodies? Is there some secret, hidden rule of nature or mathematics that makes these intricate designs appear all over the place? Let’s talk about fractals.
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コメント (21)
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Fractals are cool.
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Fun fact: Fractals are sometimes used to create realistic computer-generated landscapes and environments in video games and movies. Their self-similar patterns allow for efficient rendering and an infinite level of detail. They have really cool applications. Also in future, fractals may be used to improve cooling systems. As they provide infinite surface area in minimum volume, they can theoretically maximise the efficiency of transfer of heat.
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That's why they call me "ol' Lightning Veins"
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My brain has formed fractal memories to efficiently learn about fractals.
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man the Benoit B.(Benoit B.(…) Mandelbrot)Mandelbrot joke is phenomenal
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space filling fractals are really useful in nature
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My 9 year old loves fractals and he was so excited for this video
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My power flurries through the air into the ground My souls is spiraling in frozen fractals all around...
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Chaos Theory (the mathematics behind fractals) was my favourite module at university, and I've loved fractals ever since. That was over 30 years ago!
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Love the aspen tree reference.
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Even the fungal network on the bark follows the same patterns 🍄
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Love that you concluded with the word “systems”. My friend is in data analytics and he calls these “non-linear dynamic systems” and they show up absolutely everywhere there are healthy systems
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given that it neatly explains nearly all of these natural fractals, it seems odd to not talk about the fact that they all just follow the path of least resistance? as a kid i remember that the term “path of least resistance” allowed me to actually understand fractals in our world unlike explanations that just said that these systems somehow prefer maximum efficiency
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This has always fascinated me. Thank you for expanding and clarifying it! It took me a couple seconds to get the Mandelbrot middle initial joke, but yeah, I laughed.
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5:54 It was probably easier to evolve that pattern (grow, split repeat) that to have gigantic leaves and branches (if a herbivore eats it's base you have to regrow the hole thing).
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Joe, I love your videos. You make the info so entertaining. Thanks you for that.
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Our exterior anatomy is fractal, too. Our arms and legs branch out from our trunk, which then branches out into fingers.
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I've always wondered why asphalt roads crack in the branching shape. I didn't start this video expecting an answer to that question but I'm so pleased I got one!
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Okay so that joke is actually really good. 😂😂 Took me a minute.... I've been left with more questions -- and that's so cool. Thank you, Joe!
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Brilliant as always
