SMOKING CLOVER
\smˈə͡ʊkɪŋ klˈə͡ʊvə], \smˈəʊkɪŋ klˈəʊvə], \s_m_ˈəʊ_k_ɪ_ŋ k_l_ˈəʊ_v_ə]\
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[ITS] A display hack originally due to Bill Gosper. Manyconvergent lines are drawn on a colour monitor in AOS mode(so that every pixel struck has its colour incremented). Thelines all have one endpoint in the middle of the screen; theother endpoints are spaced one pixel apart around theperimeter of a large square. The colour map is thenrepeatedly rotated. This results in a striking, rainbow-hued,shimmering four-leaf clover. Gosper joked about keeping ithidden from the FDA (the US's Food and Drug Administration)lest its hallucinogenic properties cause it to be banned.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].