ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Orbit trap

Okay kiddo, let me explain what an orbit trap is.

Imagine you're looking up at the night sky and you see a lot of stars. Some of those stars shine brighter than the others and they form different shapes like a bear, a scorpion, or a dragon.

Now, imagine drawing those shapes on a piece of paper using only dots. That's what an orbit trap does. It creates a pattern using dots.

In mathematics, an orbit trap is a way of creating a pattern by tracking the path of a mathematical formula as it moves around a point in space. The formula creates a path of dots and the orbit trap uses these dots to create a shape or pattern.

It's like following a bee around a flower garden and drawing a line where the bee goes. You end up with a pattern that looks like a flower.

Orbit traps are often used in computer graphics to create stunning images of mathematical shapes and patterns.

So, there you have it kiddo. An orbit trap is a way of making a pretty pattern using dots by following a mathematical formula around a point in space. Pretty cool, huh?