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Not for the faint of art. |
Complex Numbers A complex number is expressed in the standard form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is defined by i^2 = -1 (that is, i is the square root of -1). For example, 3 + 2i is a complex number. The bi term is often referred to as an imaginary number (though this may be misleading, as it is no more "imaginary" than the symbolic abstractions we know as the "real" numbers). Thus, every complex number has a real part, a, and an imaginary part, bi. Complex numbers are often represented on a graph known as the "complex plane," where the horizontal axis represents the infinity of real numbers, and the vertical axis represents the infinity of imaginary numbers. Thus, each complex number has a unique representation on the complex plane: some closer to real; others, more imaginary. If a = b, the number is equal parts real and imaginary. Very simple transformations applied to numbers in the complex plane can lead to fractal structures of enormous intricacy and astonishing beauty. |
When I decided to be lazy and order toilet paper online rather than schlep to the grocery store, I had no idea what I was in for. The bumwad appeared on time, though I had to wonder how long it was sitting on my front step advertising itself to the neighbors. See, it arrived in a box with the brand logo on it. The brand logo... and mascot. Leaving aside for a moment the perfectly reasonable question of why in the actual fuck does shitwipe have a mascot, said mascot is... ...a bear. A BEAR. A bear with soulless, fake-lash eyes that peer into the murky depths of your... soul (you thought I was going to write something else, didn't you?) Not only that, but she's leaning around a wall, or a doorway. Leering. Watching you use her product in the manner for which it was intended. Don't believe me? Here: https://cdn1.fishpond.co.nz/0176/014/358/907024384/original.jpeg I think my next order will be a bidet. |