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Fractal snacks

  • April 10, 2008
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We've all seen the classic pictures of the Romanesco broccoli as the prime example of fractal food. It's in just about every book, magazine, and television show that makes the slightest mention of fractals. Lenore Edman was adventurous enough to create her own unqiue fractal food—Sierpinksi cookies and they look great.

Artists and their sponges

  • September 13, 2007
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I'll be the first one to admit I have an odd fascination with Menger sponges but I'm not the only one. I've collected a few more beautiful spongy creatations from around the web—plus one of my own—in what I hope becomes a regular series of posts on artists and their sponges.

Sponge assembly tips

  • August 31, 2007
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While the latter of the two stages of creating a Menger Sponge—preparation and assembly—is much more fun, it can get very tricky at times. With a little practice, you will be able to assemble most of your sponge without even looking…really!

Mengermania updates

A few maintenance updates have been made including a better domain name and feed fixes.

Make sponges with Post-its at your desk

  • May 17, 2007
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In addition to index cards, Post-it notes are well-suited for making great small sponges. Menger sponges can be created with many materials, but the trick is finding a way to easily make sturdy units.

Progress returning to normal

  • April 29, 2007
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Since I started this project in January, I've been creating the sponge at a feverish pace and I'll do my best to keep it up but it'll be more normal going forward.

Sponges for everyone

I'm not the only one out there that finds Menger Sponges oddly fascinating. In fact, there are others that have done some pretty amazing projects of their own with them. For those interested, I've collected a few of my favorites here.

Mengermania face-lift

After receiving some feedback on the recently relaunched Mengermania, I have given it a face-lift to bring more relevant information to the home page and organize content a little better.

Status feed added

To help everyone stay up to date, a dedicated feed for the project status has been added to Mengermania.

Just how big will it be?

  • January 11, 2007
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Several people have asked me how big this structure will be when it's finished. It won't be a tiny thing.

Mengermania relaunches

After nearly four years of dormancy, Mengermania is back online with a fresh design and a new goal.

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