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Fast Fractals

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Nicole Sharp

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A drop of food coloring released onto a petri dish filled with a mixture of water and xanthan gum spreads in a fractal pattern.
Close up on a fractal fingering pattern.
After the gum mixture has solidified, the fractal pattern is suppressed (right) unless the skin has been pierced (left).
←Mitch Dobrowner Photography
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