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A drop of water is vibrated from below
using a frequency synthesiser and a sound converter
at low frequencies you see the basic phenomenon...
of all morphogenic processes - polarity
the margin remains circular
the movement of the little bubble inside shows...
the current within is more complex...
as it occurs from outside
added particles demonstrate that more clearly
so even this most basic phenomenon can show...
a multitude of complex patterns within
viewed from the side, you may observe, that the drop
is not just reacting to the movement of the plate
but is following its own rythm
all those processes happen so fast....
that they can only be observed with a strobe
the multitude of differnt shapes..
which this single drop can form is amazing
the two forces involved are first...
the surface tension which contracts it
and second the vibration which forces it to expand
in the area where these two forces neutralise themselves...
happens something new and fascinating
this is where surprising new shapes develop
this frequency produces a shape that is defined by 3
but you CAN'T assume that one frequency allways...
creates the same structure
EVERYTHING that is changed will affect this structure...
is it the temperature or something that is added to the water
all those phenomenons are a product of interaction...
and the water is not reacting passive at all
this drop is defined by 4
in the pattern in which this drop is moving...
you can observe another principle...
while in one sequence a tip of the star is facing up...
in the next it is facing down - always interchanging
in this view you see the dome in the middle...
is only showing up in every other cycle
another example for the water reacting very actively
it is introducing its own rythmic element
here you can see an impressive similarity with a...
very basic process of life
a constant communication between center and rim
pulsing like an embryonic heart
embryonic studies have detected a pulse in the cardiac region...
long before the heart is formed as an organ
former assumptions were more mechanicaly in the way...
that there has to be an organ for the pulse to start
all these geometrical shapes are based on numbers
this demonstrates that numbers are more...
than just a measuring device
numbers act as structuring and organizing forces
YOU DON't hear any sound because all used frequencies...
are non audible - about 20 to 70 Hz
now the frequency is lowered to zero
and the drop returns to its basic hemispheric shape