Mandelbrot the fractal teddy-bear

Jake von Slatt sez, "This is a fractal Teddy Bear named Mandelbrot, he was brought into this world a few weeks ago by my friend Captain Mouse as a gift for her brother."

Mandelbrot the Fractal Bear (Thanks, Jake!)

[#1 posted by Agent 86 , January 10, 2009 4:25 AM]

Delightful, and not even creepy! Cpt Mouse (if you happen to be a BB reader) how long did this take to make? Seems like a fun gift for a nerdy Valentines.

[#2 posted by LSK , January 10, 2009 4:26 AM]

Creepy.

[#3 posted by General Specific , January 10, 2009 4:56 AM]

Want.

[#4 posted by fogonthetoon , January 10, 2009 5:28 AM]

Possibly the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.

[#5 posted by GammaBlog , January 10, 2009 5:33 AM]

Yes, very creepy, should have been tagged Unhappy Mutants.

[#6 posted by Patrick Dodds , January 10, 2009 5:57 AM]

Not creepy. Happy.

[#7 posted by Anonymous , January 10, 2009 6:05 AM]

I think it is clever and cool.

[#8 posted by maturin , January 10, 2009 6:35 AM]

looks live John Carpenter's THE THING got a hold of a polar bear

[#9 posted by Factran , January 10, 2009 7:29 AM]

Look ! Here is an animated gif fractal bear.
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/gifs022.html

The idea of a fractal bear was also (but less) experimented in this Philip Starck Bear :
http://www.trendsnow.net/trends_now_/2007/04/teddybearband.html

I find this Creepy and happy at the same time !!

[#10 posted by kiltreiser , January 10, 2009 7:56 AM]

Eww, not too keen on that. Now I have images of a creepy teddy spawning infinite numbers of tiny creepy teddies. So much for sleeping tonight...

[#11 posted by Robbo , January 10, 2009 7:57 AM]

Want want want want want.

[#12 posted by deon , January 10, 2009 8:02 AM]

good night my friend, save your self for a good people, please, help me for backlink

[#13 posted by John Markos O'Neill , January 10, 2009 8:04 AM]

It reminds me of Matt Groening's "The 24 Warning Signs of Stress." The panel is "Weird Dreams," a rabbit with rabbits growing out of its ears. "Very Weird Dreams" are the same, except with more rabbits growing out of the ear rabbits.

[#14 posted by eustace , January 10, 2009 8:26 AM]

As they get smaller (and more numerous) they get happier! Check out the smiles (those available without microscopy, that is).

[#15 posted by Gexydaf , January 10, 2009 8:58 AM]

Certainly a conversation piece :D

[#16 posted by palindromic , January 10, 2009 9:06 AM]

Not sure if want..

[#17 posted by mightymouse1584 , January 10, 2009 9:32 AM]

wow. i hope he makes more of these. i would definitely want one!

[#18 posted by Haesae , January 10, 2009 10:07 AM]

love love love.
want want want.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[#19 posted by cha0tic , January 10, 2009 10:26 AM]

Probably the greatest soft toy in the universe.

[#20 posted by urshrew , January 10, 2009 10:38 AM]

Appreciate the idea, but:

Nightmare Fuel.

[#21 posted by Takuan , January 10, 2009 10:50 AM]

gives me an idea; a crib with mirror sides.

[#22 posted by dbarak , January 10, 2009 11:06 AM]

The copy editor in me comes out: The L is missing in Mandelbrot in the article title and the HTML page title. Just FYI.

[#23 posted by Brad S. , January 10, 2009 11:13 AM]

It's cute and all, but did it instantly remind anyone else of the two-headed calf???

[#24 posted by Takuan , January 10, 2009 11:22 AM]

two headed calf? as a stuffed toy? Brilliant!

[#25 posted by Takuan , January 10, 2009 11:24 AM]

how about a stuffed plushie Beast of Revelation? Leviathan? Behemoth? Pazuzu from the Exorcist?

[#26 posted by holtt , January 10, 2009 11:25 AM]

I'm waiting for Mandelbrats (fractal sausages) or MandelBratz (fractally oversexed dolls).

Of course there are Mandelbrains (the closer you look at someone, the smarter you realize they are), Mandelbras (cups within cups) and the Mandelbro of course.

[#27 posted by Takuan , January 10, 2009 11:26 AM]

http://lifeloom.com/BehemothBlake.jpg

[#28 posted by Takuan , January 10, 2009 11:33 AM]

Barsoom plushies? Or how about all the beasts from the Heinlein juveniles (star beast, martian bouncer...)

[#29 posted by hereaftermouse , January 10, 2009 11:35 AM]

AGENT 86: It took about a day of sewing - maybe 11 hours. That doesn't include trying to find the parts though.

I had no idea people would find it creepy when I made it... Maybe that says something about me?

[#30 posted by Takuan , January 10, 2009 11:39 AM]

I think it's sweet.

[#31 posted by GammaBlog , January 10, 2009 12:30 PM]

The teddy is sprouting cancerous tumors with eyes and mouths, or it has hand puppets that have hand puppets.

[#32 posted by Hentosz , January 10, 2009 12:50 PM]

Yeah, I don't get the "creepy" reaction at all, either. Very cute, Mouse. Next time sprout out the feet, too!

[#33 posted by eclectro , January 10, 2009 1:12 PM]

I have to agree with #8 Maturin, that it is related to the "thing." It is all nice and cuddly until it gets close enough to paw you with it's eight heads so it can drink your brains with a straw.

Kind of like a friendly Cthulhu.

[#34 posted by Tenn , January 10, 2009 2:51 PM]

This is incredible I want one. Great job, Mouse!

[#35 posted by gothicgeek , January 10, 2009 2:57 PM]

sweet and funny!

not creepy at all.....

[#36 posted by Cloudform , January 10, 2009 4:09 PM]

Very cool---this is very similar, but I think it gets the fractal aspect down better, given what the object itself (nesting doll) is recursive:

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2008/08/manifesta-the-chernobyld-matri.php

[#37 posted by bolamig , January 10, 2009 4:10 PM]

By far the coolest sewing project I've seen. Much cooler than the felt owl pillows that seem all the rage these days. I like that the fur even has a fractally quality to it. I like the unintentional cancer creepiness too. Nice job!

[#38 posted by Ian70 , January 10, 2009 7:14 PM]

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a teddy,
making a gift for you?

[#39 posted by iveexa , January 10, 2009 7:43 PM]

#26: "fractally oversexed"? Now that's a phrase that scares me to death ...

[#40 posted by arkizzle , January 10, 2009 7:54 PM]

"fractally oversexed"

Yeah, that Julia Set. She just goes on and on and on..

[#41 posted by arkizzle , January 10, 2009 7:58 PM]

That's just her porn name though, she's listed in the phone book, recursively..

[#42 posted by Shelby Davis , January 10, 2009 7:58 PM]

Love the idea of a fractal plushie--but can't help thinking of choriocarcinoma from "When You Care, You Love" by Sturgeon.

[#43 posted by planettom , January 10, 2009 11:22 PM]

The problem with making one of these is that you can never finish...you have to keep adding on smaller and smaller Teddy Bear growths...

[#44 posted by LB , January 10, 2009 11:54 PM]

As someone who remember what it was like to anthropomorphize stuffed animals as a kid:

CREEPY.

[#45 posted by Jake von Slatt , January 11, 2009 4:09 AM]

Wow! I'm really surprised out how many people find Mandelbrot creepy! How could you not love something that can hug you on the molecular level?

[#46 posted by Rezpect , January 11, 2009 7:22 AM]

I really love this.

[#47 posted by Noelegy , January 11, 2009 10:06 AM]

Chernobyl bear!

[#48 posted by TharkLord , January 11, 2009 12:46 PM]

Yes. Thats what I want.

When I first heard about those "Build-A-Bear" stores I thought they actually let kids add the arms, legs and head. What a great opportunity for childish creativity and adult irreverance! Sadly, they just get to dress the damn thing. More programming for the consumer society.

What a great store it would be if they had bins of arms, legs, eyes, tentacles, horns, tails, etc. All in fuzzy, plushy forms!

sigh...

[#49 posted by Anonymous , January 12, 2009 2:23 PM]

I am reminded of the perfect expression of infinity:

A tattoo on a butt, OF a butt, with a butt tattoed on the tattoo butt.

I am totally going to get it one day