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
