Hexagonal DVD logo bouncing around inside an expanding equilateral triangle yields a path that is unexpected to ever hit any of the corners.

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Genuary 18

Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule.

My rule: Beginning in the center, alternate drawing horizontal and vertical lines with random end points constrained to a grid. Each end point becomes the start point of the next line. Mark the start point of approximately 30% of the lines with a small dot.

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Unexpected paths and unpredictable color areas. Created using random rules rendered as context free Lindenmayer-System.

From a human perspective, these are NOT simple rules. From the perspective of the random generator, they are not particularly complicated.

The rules generated by a random generator can be partially seen in the editor. Their effect is not comprehensible to humans.

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This was an interesting problem to work on (back in 2017): A visualization of a path planner for 3D printing (FDM) a single layer/mesh structure of a multi-layer textile. Two setups of the same path strategy which optimized for longest continuous sub-paths and minimum rapids (distance without filament extrusion) between sub-paths. The planner supported six strategies in total, incl. optimizing for straight sub-paths and minimum amounts of "recent" crossings (to allow filament to cool down prior to crossing existing sub-paths)...

Submitted here for #genuary18: Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule.

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#genuary2026 day 18:
Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule.

made with #p5js

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two paths determined by digits of e and pi

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Genuary 2026, day 18: Unexpected path. 👣

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A luminance gradient stagger

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Genuary Day 18: Unexpected Path

Okay, this is my very simple rule:

Make n = 1, 2, 3, ... steps, but never more than 13, then make n mod 13 steps. After the last step, turn around, if n is a multiple of 3; if not, turn left, if n is odd, else turn right.

The tiles' minimum brightness is increased with every visit. If n is prime, the tile where the move ends, is colourised red.

Funny: These tiles concentrate in two rows. I feel, I'm on track of a great mathematical secret here but I have no proof yet.

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