RE: Sand patterns

2010-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Bob W" BTW, what does Steve Desjardins teach? Chemistry? Physics? > Aren't they both the same? Won't they be both the same when > someone comes up with a Unified Theory? > Chemistry boils down to physics, so I suppose physics is a precipitate of chemistry, with particle physics esp

RE: Sand patterns

2010-01-10 Thread Bob W
> > Lovely photo. > > BTW, what does Steve Desjardins teach? Chemistry? Physics? > Aren't they both the same? Won't they be both the same when > someone comes up with a Unified Theory? > Chemistry boils down to physics, so I suppose physics is a precipitate of chemistry, with particle phy

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-09 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this > fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html > > When we find the PDML physics professor, perhaps she or he w

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Christine Aguila
cuss Mail List'" Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 3:02 AM Subject: Sand patterns Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this fractal-like pattern around a stone. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html When we find the PDML physics professor

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Chris Mitchell" Subject: Sand patterns Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this fractal-like pattern around a stone. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slide

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread John Sessoms
From: AlunFoto Different scale, but eerily similar: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=36.538467,-112.510643&spn=0.122889,0.198784&t=h&z=13 Just West of Kaibab national Forest, Grand Canyon. Jostein That is so kewl! I've been there. It's just off the road down to the Grand Canyon National Pa

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Chris Mitchell" Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this fractal-like pattern around a stone. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html When we find the PDML physics professor, perhaps she or he will be able to tell us how it works...

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread AlunFoto
Different scale, but eerily similar: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=36.538467,-112.510643&spn=0.122889,0.198784&t=h&z=13 Just West of Kaibab national Forest, Grand Canyon. Jostein 2010/1/3 ann sanfedele : > > AlunFoto wrote: > >> Well done Chris! >> It's difficult to get those patterns right

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread ann sanfedele
AlunFoto wrote: Well done Chris! It's difficult to get those patterns right with the typical light brown sand. Magic light in this one. Jostein 2010/1/3 Chris Mitchell : Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this fractal-like pattern around a stone. http://www.mitch.

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this fractal-like pattern around a stone. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.htm l When we find the PDML physics professor, per

RE: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread SV Hovland
alf Of > AlunFoto > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:47 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Sand patterns > > Well done Chris! > It's difficult to get those patterns right with the typical light > brown sand. Magic light in this one. > > Jostein > > 2010

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread AlunFoto
2010/1/3 Bob W : > I think it's the PDML maths professor you want though. However, you can > expect some very different reactions to this picture - even though I failed > O-level maths I think I'm correct in saying that fractal functions both > attract and repel. You'd need a field mathematician.

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread AlunFoto
Well done Chris! It's difficult to get those patterns right with the typical light brown sand. Magic light in this one. Jostein 2010/1/3 Chris Mitchell : > Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this > fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Guer

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this > fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html Very nice shot. > > When we find the PDML physics professor, pe

RE: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Bob W
> > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Chris Mitchell > > wrote: > > > Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this > > > fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > > > > > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.htm > > > l > > > > > > When we find the

RE: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Bob W
> Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made > this fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html > > When we find the PDML physics professor, perhaps she or he > will be able to tell us how it works... > Very n

RE: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
> From Tim Bray > Subject: Re: Sand patterns > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Chris Mitchell > wrote: > > Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this > > fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/G

Re: Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Tim Bray
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this > fractal-like pattern around a stone. > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html > > When we find the PDML physics professor, perhaps she or he w

Sand patterns

2010-01-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
Water draining across the sand on the falling tide has made this fractal-like pattern around a stone. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/GuernseyChristmas09/slides/_IGP1629.html When we find the PDML physics professor, perhaps she or he will be able to tell us how it works... Chris -- PDML Pentax-