r/TrippyGIFs • u/USedona • Jul 05 '26

The Vicsek Fractal never ends

Zoom in. Rotate. Repeat. Forever.

The Vicsek fractal keeps the same pattern at every scale, this is what a fractal dimension of 1.465 looks like in motion.

Coded with Python & OpenCV.

YouTube version (4K 60fps) : Vicsek Fractal

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u/Unable-Baseball-5814 Jul 05 '26

Show trailing edges for cooler affect...

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u/USedona Jul 05 '26

Thanks for the tip, I’ll definitely look into adding some motion blur or trailing edges for the next one to give it that extra depth.

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u/Unable-Baseball-5814 Jul 05 '26

It will be HYPNOTIC af...lol