Mind-Bending Math & GamesFractals
Random Dots Draw a Triangle
A game of chance draws a perfect fractal
A die, a dot, and thousands of random jumps. How could pure chance ever draw the same picture twice?
You'll find out
- What thousands of random jumps draw
- Where a dot can never land
- What changes when the rules do
Why it matters
Simple rules, repeated many times, shape ferns, coastlines and snowflakes. Games and movies build worlds this way.
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