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3D Fractals

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We're used to see 2D Fractals. I remember using Fractint fractal generator in the 90's and getting excited about the images like Mandelbrot or Lyapunov.

But now some people have extended de 2D mandelbrot fractal to a 3D complex space, obtaining these beautiful (and somewhat creepy) images:
Mandelbrot 3D  3D Fractal Zoom

There's also a video animation wich shows a fantastic 3D render: