left arrow for previous slide, right arrow for next slide. Welcome to the Mandelbrot set for dummies! A beginner's guide to that strange pear-shaped fuzzy object that maths nerds are always talking about! If you still need it simplified, I have a more simple version (with a bit of humor) at https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/980766118/ Note that the humor used in the simple explanation may or may not be dead humor.