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Oh how I wish that math was replaced by a natural language explanation in simple words.

• wetmore 12y ago
  Yeah it's sort of overkill for the sundial, and doesn't necessarily explain how you construct such a fractal, only that it exists (although the proof may be constructive, but it isn't given). I appreciated the math, as someone with measure theory and analysis experience, and the result is very cool, but it's a bit funny how it's just thrown in there. That said, assuming the reader knows the requisite math it's a very concise explanation of the necessary theory. I tried to explain the math somewhere else in the comments but I'm afraid I didn't do a great job.
• Gracana 12y ago
  That's a common problem I encounter on wikipedia. It often feels like a given article was written for an audience who is already familiar with the subject at hand.
• userbinator 12y ago
  It's basically exploiting parallax to mask/unmask segments depending on the angle of the light source. With a suitable mask pattern, the segments can be used to form digits. I think it's a very similar principle to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_barrier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_barrier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_printing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_printing
  • wetmore 12y ago
    Unfortunately the math doesn't really say this.