Fractals: Infinite Until Your Graphics Card Says No

Fractals: Infinite Until Your Graphics Card Says No
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The ultimate mathematical betrayal! Fractals are supposed to maintain their intricate pattern no matter how far you zoom in - that's their whole selling point! But look what happens when you keep zooming into this Mandelbrot set... by panel 4, it's just a blurry mess! It's like ordering "infinite mathematical complexity" online vs. what actually arrives in the mail. The beautiful self-similarity breaks down when you hit the pixel limit of digital rendering. Next thing you'll tell me is that infinity has an end too!

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