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I had my suspicions during the infinite 5/6 fractal, my suspicions were strengthened when it got to the pi exponentials, and of course they were confirmed with the e^2*pi*i.

It sort of reminded me of someone explaining all of the dangerous/cool properties of the "mysterious" chemical dihydrogen monoxide.  It has killed more people than any other chemical in existence, yet people touch it, breathe it, and consume it everyday with no regard for that fact!!!!

Yeah in case you are wondering, the e^2pi*i thing does indeed come from Euler's identity:
e^(x*i) = cos(x)+i*sin(x)
Thus, taking cos(2pi) + i*sin(2pi) gives you wau.

All I really have to say is... Wau...

Found a new favorite. It's a 3 part video, so it'll be 3x as boring for Pol <3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0&feature=relmfu

Found a new favorite. It's a 3 part video, so it'll be 3x as boring for Pol <3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0&feature=relmfu

If 3x as boring for Pol = 3x as exciting for me, I believe it. Although, I think anyone would be impressed with how math and nature are so beautifully integrated.

Fun (or boring) fact: The Golden Ratio (phi) has the property that phi^2=phi+1, which is how the Fibonacci sequence is approximated by it:

phi^2=phi+1
phi^3=phi^2+phi
phi^4=phi^3+phi^2
...

Also, phi can be exactly expressed as 1/2 + sqrt(5)/2 = 1.6180339.....