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October 1, 1986

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The Amateur Scientist, October 1986

Cracks in a surface look intricately random but actually develop rather systematically

By Jearl Walker

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This article was originally published with the title “The Amateur Scientist” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 255 No. 4 (October 1986), p. 204
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1086-204

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