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Carl Sagan be like (mander.xyz)

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[-] TetraVega 26 points 2 weeks ago

I love that but it's missing 2 leaves

[-] 7eter@feddit.org 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I got two more leaves for you 🥦

$\left(1+\sin(\theta)\right) \left(1+\frac{9}{10}\sin(9\theta)\right) \left(1+\frac{1}{10}\sin(-27\theta)\right) \left(\frac{9}{10}+\frac{1}{10}\cos(200\theta)\right)$

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago

The number of leaves depends on the age of the plant. There are ones with one and three leaves as well. However I've never seen a leaf with a bud in the middle like on the left.

[-] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

It's a mutation, happens rarely. I've had a couple of plants do it in the 5 or so years I've been growing.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 17 points 2 weeks ago

I like how you have all those random-ass coefficients and then there's just 1+sinθ chilling there.

[-] 7eter@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

It's basically the length of the leaves. Wonderful how this can be described so simply!

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's possible to draw anything with a math function?

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You could draw a representation of anything with a math function, yes. Have fun calculating anything complex though.

[-] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

With polar coordinates and Fourier transforms, you can draw the outlines of tons of figures. But you can't go back. Imagine that you can go with your pen around the center in only one direction, but any distance from the center.