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Carl Sagan be like (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[-] TetraVega 26 points 1 month ago

I love that but it's missing 2 leaves

[-] 7eter@feddit.org 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.