Reflection. A film about time and relatedness - ACE061.4

Caption: "The Mineral World." "By changing the dimensions of space and time, even the mineral world becomes animate…": microcinematography of carbon filament building itself, like everything else in the world to a pattern of "natural growth". Crystals; growing "by the precise addition of identical atoms"; microcinematography of atoms bonding. Animation illustrating the five different kinds of bond: linear, planar, and three solid. Atoms in same patterns as parts of the daisy. Sound vibrations of different frequencies creating patterns in sand on a metal plate. Mercury responding to vibrations. Waves. Water always "tries to regain the unity of the sphere … the drop … its falling … the rippling … are controlled by pure mathematical laws." Animation. Atoms. Spirals.