Which is Spookier?
Is it:
1) a Mandelbrot Set the size (and perhaps even the shape) of the known universe,
OR
2) an image of me (or perhaps Dr. Zaius) found in a stain on a hardwood floor in a house in CT that I have NEVER VISITED OR STAINED?
(Thank you David and Alexander.)
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 am
Looks to me like someone dropped a hot coin on the floor.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:29 am
Now there is a way to spread the word that jonathan coulton rocks (softly), brand his image on hard wood floors around the world…probably a good idea to put the web address, or at least his name though….as long has he can’t be traced back to the house….then he might get in trouble for vandelism.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:42 am
I’m going to go with the spooky stain, because although the mandlebrot set does illicit cries of “look at the colors, man” if you’ve seen one mandlebrot set, you’ve seen them all, right?
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Andrine(@3), it’s worse than that; if you’ve seen one mandlebrot set, you’ve seen them all infinitely many times! That’s universality for you!
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Is it possible to stain a floor without having visited the location of the board? I wouldn’t say the mandelbrot set is spooky, on the other hand however I can’t see a face in the stain so what do I know?
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:04 pm
That’s one badass fucking pareidolia!
See you at the Milkboy.
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I think that the Mandelbrot Set video *must* be set to Dark Side of the Moon, or Thus Spoke Zarathustra, or something equally trippy. I don’t have the equipment. Someone, please do this!
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:57 pm
I think it looks more like Che Guevara… the stain, not the Mandelbrot set.
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:58 pm
I was thinking that the floor design was some kind of zombie Jackie O, but as I looked at it, I realized it was shaggily handsome.
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Unless JoCo will be played in the biopic by Ron Perelman, I call shenanigans.
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Also, upside down, that is clearly a miraculous image of a Canadian baby selling a vacuum cleaner.
July 24th, 2007 at 5:27 am
He’s been showing up on my money
http://www.cal-business.com/images/jocomoney.jpg
July 24th, 2007 at 10:03 am
I saw Jesus in both of those.
And an elephant. Lying on it’s back. Wearing a hat.
July 24th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Definitely Dr. Zaius.
July 24th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
The Face On The Dining Room Floor
‘T was a balmy summer evening, and a goodly crowd logged on.
To post at JoCo’s website - jonathancoulton dot com
And as songs and witty stories came with every click
The newest post, the Man’s own face emblazoned in a pic.
…
July 27th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Looks more like Jeff Lynne to me.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:00 am
I feel like I am about to turn into a giant space baby…
July 31st, 2007 at 5:39 pm
[...] clipped from http://www.jonathancoulton.com [...]
August 1st, 2007 at 10:21 am
http://drzaius3.ytmnd.com/
August 1st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Dr. Zaius on the Simpsons…
http://www.theforbidden-zone.com/tv/simpsons.shtml