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The Romanesco Broccoli is a master of fractal vegetable design. The Italian relative of the cauliflower, its intricate spirals are fractal. In nature we cannot keep magnifying indefinitely, we will end up at the level of cells and here the pattern will be lost. However, in mathematical fractals the patterns are repeated at every magnification, theoretically infinitely. It is also possible to create the Romanesco fractal yourself. In the link below you can see how this is done. Fathom the Universe Images: 1. Natural Romanesco Broccoli 2. Mathematical Romanesco credit: Aleksandar Rodic Read more: http://aleksandarrodic.com/renderman/matrix.htmlRodić