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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by someone with a penis. The title text is not explained. Why should those two situations be picked out. Or if there are none this should be mentioned. Or does Randall compare a baby shower in violence to a terror attack...}} | ||
{{w|Chaos game|The Chaos Game}} is a method of generating a fractal by repeatedly applying randomly-chosen {{w|Transformation_(function)|transformation functions}} to a point and plotting the position of the new point each time. The transformation functions are randomly chosen from a small, predefined list. The surprising result of this is that, even though the functions are picked randomly, a distinctly non-random fractal image emerges. The exact nature of this image depends on the list of transformation functions used. | {{w|Chaos game|The Chaos Game}} is a method of generating a fractal by repeatedly applying randomly-chosen {{w|Transformation_(function)|transformation functions}} to a point and plotting the position of the new point each time. The transformation functions are randomly chosen from a small, predefined list. The surprising result of this is that, even though the functions are picked randomly, a distinctly non-random fractal image emerges. The exact nature of this image depends on the list of transformation functions used. | ||
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The two games could be said to be similar in that they both involve iterations of transformations; in the Chaos Game, a point's position is transformed (moving it closer and closer to the attractor set of the transformations); in the Penis game, the volume of the phrase "Penis!" is transformed (becoming louder and louder). The difference is that the Chaos Game works by {{w|negative feedback}} (eventually settling down into a well-defined image) whereas the Penis Game involves {{w|positive feedback}} (at some point, the cry of "Penis!" will become loud enough that the culprit will get in trouble and the game will end). Nonetheless, they could be vaguely considered inverses of each other, and Randall appears to be conflating the two in this comic. | The two games could be said to be similar in that they both involve iterations of transformations; in the Chaos Game, a point's position is transformed (moving it closer and closer to the attractor set of the transformations); in the Penis game, the volume of the phrase "Penis!" is transformed (becoming louder and louder). The difference is that the Chaos Game works by {{w|negative feedback}} (eventually settling down into a well-defined image) whereas the Penis Game involves {{w|positive feedback}} (at some point, the cry of "Penis!" will become loud enough that the culprit will get in trouble and the game will end). Nonetheless, they could be vaguely considered inverses of each other, and Randall appears to be conflating the two in this comic. | ||
− | + | The title text may be calling attention to the fact that a mathematical object such as a fractal is also an inappropriate place in which to be playing the Penis Game. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A large triangle, point down, is shown, with many smaller triangles inside all pointing up. There is one large triangle in the middle, with 3 medium triangles on either side | + | :[A large triangle, point down, is shown, with many smaller triangles inside all pointing up. There is one large triangle in the middle, with 3 medium triangles on either side, with three triangles on either of their sides as well for a total of 9. This trend then continues three more times with 27 around the nine, and 81 around those and finally there was supposed to be 243 (3x81) very small filling out all the space outside the larger triangles, but staying inside the original triangle. But there seem to be missing three of these near the top. Two of those are on either side of the first (top left) of the nine triangles of size 3 as well as one to the left of the top of the top right second largest triangle. But there are also one extra triangle just below the P in the bottom triangle with a sentence. That would have been the first of the next level of 3*243=729 triangles in level 7. But it is the only one. So 240 small triangles plus 1 even tinier for a total of 362 inside the largest framing triangle).] |
:[There is a word inside the largest of the triangles and a sentence in the largest triangle below that triangle.] | :[There is a word inside the largest of the triangles and a sentence in the largest triangle below that triangle.] | ||
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*****Around those there are 3 for a total of 27 Level 4 triangles | *****Around those there are 3 for a total of 27 Level 4 triangles | ||
******Around those there are 3 for a total of 81 Level 5 triangles | ******Around those there are 3 for a total of 81 Level 5 triangles | ||
− | *******And around those there | + | *******And around those there was supposed to be 3 around each for a total of 243 Level 6 triangles. |
− | *******However | + | *******However three of these smallest triangles are missing, leaving only 240. See details in the [[#Transcript|transcript]]. |
********A single Level 7 triangle has also been added out of the possible 729. See details in the transcript. | ********A single Level 7 triangle has also been added out of the possible 729. See details in the transcript. | ||
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[[Category:Math]] | [[Category:Math]] | ||
[[Category:Penis]] | [[Category:Penis]] | ||
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