Spinning I Ching Machine

[MythMath]

Had a dream last night where an
'antique mechano-optical device'
was set up for demonstration...

It featured two interlocking, and presumably
soon-to-be-spinning, discs that looked like this:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlessmall.jpg
I was 'told' to wait, and watch the gizmo because
when it would start turning, I would see the small
dots turn to colors, and the Hexagrams would appear
in sequence, as the colors would change respectively...

Needless to say, I was excited about all of this,
and actually feeling like a reporter on a scoop...

Then, I had a feeling that I might be dreaming, but in some way
'tested' this hunch, and determined that I wasn't dreaming...

So I was waiting and staring at the discs intently, trying
to memorize all of the details for my inevitable forum entry...

Suddenly a red light flashed on...

And then I woke up... :rolleyes:

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edit:

I've seen that little animated yin/yang gif,
so I assume that's where this 'originated'...

Also, as a mechanical device, this thing couldn't function...

I guess I sensed that when I figured I was dreaming,
but boy, I really thought it was going to start whirring
and revealing all the mysteries... :yes: :laugh:

And I was really excited, because I 'knew' that this all would be repeatable,
or maybe replayable, since the gizmo was some type of a 'viewer'...

[m1thr0s]

4D Key?

Very unique image...never seen anything quite like it.

Could be the whole sub-plot routine was just a way of insuring you'd retain the image...

I've seen that happen in dreams...hold that thought now...don't drop it...something BIG's about to happen...and...wake up!

Consider the odds against hitting upon a truly unique image with very simple lines...it can happen, but it's fairly rare.

These are almost always very important sorts of images...archetypal kingpins in their own way.

m1thr0s

[Anibis]

VEry likely you will 'see this machine'. If you saw it there, in your dreams, you still have it. Dreams do of course segue into the real... very neat. Congrats!
-Anibis

[MythMath]

Hey, I was just posting on another thread when I hit the 'edit'
button, and my computer 'hung' for a moment before the
page changed and I noticed a 'timer' that was a pattern of
circling and fading dots very similar to the design above...

Since the pages normally turn instantly,
this timer is not usually displayed...

[Naomi]

That is so beautiful MythMath, thanks for sharing. It means so much to me.

[MythMath]

Naomi,

What are you picking up from it...?
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WB, BTW... ;)

[Naomi]

Deja-Vu...as if you already posted this last year. I even looked at the date on the post. I cannot believe this. Are you sure you just now thought of this?

Taijitu in motion.

Change.

The Mobius Strip 8.

Mutating super speed system all hepped up on goofballs....

The dreaded 4th principal.

shi Japanese, 4, death

"May you live in changing times"

- middle kingdom curse

It's pretty sexy too....gives me third eye activity....

(uhhh maybe I shouldn't keep looking at it):rofl:

[fr.novumorganum]

that's a wonderful image MM.

[MythMath]

Here's a closeup/variation:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlescloseupcopy.jpg

[MythMath]

Does this remind you of anything...? :eek:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlescloseupupright.jpg

Tree Ching


.{unKuth}
.:laugh:

[fr.novumorganum]

I think you've stumbled upon something there:o_O:

[Anibis]

Does this remind you of anything...? :eek:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlescloseupupright.jpg

Tree Ching

:laugh:

Is that rectangle 'golden section compatible?
-Anibis

[Kain]

Hmm...very nice indeed... :cool:

Kain

[Kuroyagi]

Wow the last pic was very enlightening, but to tell mz honest feeling about the first one (no offence) was that I was a bit disgusted by it...I had the image of two maggots eating each other, the closeup is verｙ beautiful though...thanks mythmath!

[MythMath]

I found these googling:

http://www0.girlprops.com/RetailScience/frameimage/7807/ProductShot
http://www.girlprops.com/RetailScience/page2/group/7725

[Radiant Star]

Errr, yeah they are nice, but they are girls earrings and they just won't suit you MythMath :no: ; )

[Kain]

Surprising similarity...!

Kain

[MythMath]

Is that rectangle 'golden section compatible?
-Anibis
It seems close, but not quite...

edit:

Here's the tightened-up reworking that has
a uniform dot size and golden-ratio border:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circleszoomupshadow.jpg
And its center:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlesCENTERYINYANG.jpg

[MythMath]

Pod and Host:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlesHOSTPOD.jpg

[Naomi]

Oh, so that's what made my computer crash 5 minutes ago. :mad:

YES I BLAME YOU.

You're definately some kind of velociraptor.

[Kain]

Very nice MythMath :mcool:

Kain

[MythMath]

Thanks all (and sorry, nc :p )...

[MythMath]

Oh, how about one more explosion...?
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/2circlesHeavenEarthSMALL.jpg

[MythMath]

And introducing, a nanocatenane:

http://website.lineone.net/~matthew.carroll/research/crest/catenane.gif
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OK well, earlier tonight on the pbs newshour,
they ran a segment about faster computing chips:

http://pbs-newshour.onstreammedia.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=pbs-newshour&template=template.html&query=FAST+CHIPS+ClipCategory%3Ascience&keywords=FAST+CHIPS&category=science
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If you watched the whole clip you would have seen in the last few minutes
a discussion of recent breakthroughs in nanoelectronics with this man:

James Fraser Stoddart (born May 24 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_24), 1942 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942)) is a British chemist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemist) at the Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Los Angeles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles).

He works in the area of supramolecular chemistry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supramolecular_chemistry) and nanotechnology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology).

Stoddart has developed highly efficient syntheses of mechanically-interlocked (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically-interlocked_molecular_architectures)
molecular architectures such as molecular Borromean rings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_Borromean_rings), catenanes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenanes) and
rotaxanes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotaxane) utilizing molecular recognition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_recognition) and molecular self-assembly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_self-assembly) processes.

He has demonstrated that these topologies can be
employed as molecular switches and as motor-molecules. :eek: :cool:

His group has even applied these structures in the fabrication of
nanoelectronic devices and NanoElectroMechanical Systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NanoElectroMechanical_Systems&action=edit) (NEMS).

{full wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fraser_Stoddart }
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Article featuring images of a Rotaxane and a Catenane here:
http://website.lineone.net/~matthew.carroll/research/crest/research.html

[Naomi]

That was really cool MythMath, in fact I saw them last night and couldn't think of what to say. Still don't, I think....

Very cool though...new standards.