30 in 30

[insolent_pool]

Why should 30 in 30 be about the written word?

As an alternative, here is an exercise in critical thinking. Enjoy.
Explain the following:

Comments

[pavel_lishin]

Birth of the universe. First, nothing (1), then a sudden influx of energy - the big bang (2). The energy begins to cool (3), and matter coalesces (4). Finally, the universe is mostly space, then matter, and some energy (5).

[insolent_pool]

That is certainly a nice one.. but is it able to be proofed?

[pavel_lishin]

Proofed?

[shypurplepanda]

I like the meaningless addition of

[insolent_pool]

You forgot the word *seemingly* ;)

[citizene]

It's like... the end of a link with no beginning.

My first impression was the evolution of vision, starting from nothing, then light vs. dark, then some sense of shape and motion, then color, then whatever cuttlefish have going on. That's not really an explanation, though. I'm probably not understanding the challenge the same way you are.

Let's see:
1. Blackness. These are all circles, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
2. White dot. Sharp contrast. Centered. Static. Platonic.
3. Clockwise swish, grayscale gradients, implies motion, head is still centered.
4. Wider swoosh, white dot seems to be collapsing into a singularity, CMYK primary colors only. Why is there a gap between the colorful swoosh and the center dot...
5. Color wheel enclosed by an off-center, apparently hand-drawn white ring. Blurry.
6. Close hyperlink.

There, it's something about graphic design. Each fundamental unit. You're showing us that web publishing is futile without valid XHTML.

I win.

[insolent_pool]

Basically, I created this as a mind exercise. It is an interpretation of another (albeit mathematically accurate) interpretation. I thought to see what others would make out of *my* interpretation of all this. So I'll treat this reply in relation to that stated purpose

[emd]

BEST ENTRY. love it.

[insolent_pool]

It is entirely bullshit, of course.
But *colourful* bullshit. In the end, isn't that all that matters? :P