Video: Shapestacking explained - Causality in the Mandelbrot-Set

[Chillheimer]

As I realized that only few really understand what "shapestacking" is and it is very hard to explain with a few words or pictures, I decided to make a short video that explains this essential characteristic of the Mandelbrot-Set (and other fractals)

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Ojhgwq6t28Y&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/Ojhgwq6t28Y&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1</a>

This shapestacking also happens all around us, wherever we find fractals in nature.
It is most obvious in the geologic sediments, like the Grand Canyon:


But we can also see it when we look up into the night sky – we take a peek into a past long gone.
The further away a star is, the older it’s light is.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cMpC4tWhJZA&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/cMpC4tWhJZA&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1</a>

The whole history of life, the complete evolution is hidden in our DNA.
All genes of all our direct ancestors can be traced back to the first cell.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6IrUUDboZo&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/H6IrUUDboZo&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1</a>

I find this very significant and hope that fundamental connection between fractals and our cosmos will be proved by further research.

[M Benesi]

Cool, thanks!  I'm going to check those out, so maybe I can wrap my head around the concept.  Still fuzzy...

[mclarekin]

very good shapestacking explaining, thanks 

[Dinkydau]

Nice, it's a very simple and easy to understand explanation.