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All Shapes in One Equation?

Posted by chrisd on from the coolness dept.

asadodetira writes ""One simple equation can generate a vast diversity of natural shapes, a Belgian biologist has discovered. Nature has the story. "The Superformula" sounds impressive, apparently its only for shapes, i thought you could solve lots of PDE's or tensor integrals or something with this, but not, it's only for shapes."

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  1. Shape eh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    As an average /.'r I'm definitely out of shape.

    Hopefully this will allow me to program a new shape.

  2. One equation... by icemax · · Score: 4, Funny

    One equation to rule them all, one equation to find them one equation to bring them all and in the darkness bind them...

    now THAT's a nice ring-shape

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  3. Beautiful Shapes by mc_barron · · Score: 3, Funny
    "When I found the formula, all these beautiful shapes came rolling out of my computer,"

    Ahh...reminds me of when I first got past the Trivia Quiz Age Check questions in Leisure Suit Larry.

    What's amazing is that this question was in the 1987 release (no joke):

    O.J. Simpson is
    a. an R & B singer.
    b. under indictment.
    c. embarrassed by his first name (Olivia).
    d. no one to fool with.
    Correct answer: d

    Duh.

  4. stop the presses by g4dget · · Score: 5, Funny
    Belgian biologist discoveres mathematics

    After avoiding the subject for decades, a Belgian biologist discovers mathematics. One of the first areas he plays around with is "polar coordinates". "I never knew math could be this much fun", the biologist is quoted as saying. In his enthusiasm, the befuddled biologist decided to patent several formulas, following a recently fashionable trend of patenting the obvious.