A simple explanation of the Butterfly Effect, because who doesn't love chaos?
In the grand tradition of complex scientific concepts being explained through analogies involving insects, the Butterfly Effect is the idea that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can cause a hurricane.
Well, it's not just about the butterfly, it's about the butterfly's friends:
Each of these creatures, in their own way, contributes to the hurricane that will eventually sweep across the land.
Click on one of the following links to see the Butterfly Effect in action:
See a Butterfly Leap into a Quantum Realm Watch a Butterfly's Cousin, the Ant, Take a Leaf Visit the local Cantina for a taste of Chaos