I have noticed a really interesting pattern in the Collatz conjecture. It looks to me like a fractal. This is a call for help: I want to know which mathematicians have also noticed this pattern and have written about it. I have tried to research this, and I have not found any resources written on a level that an artist like me can understand. In fact, I've found a grand total of two resources, period, besides my notes.
The only two mentions I found of this pattern in the collatz conjecture were in the encyclopedia of integer sequences. Apparently Labos Elemer noticed something similar, as did lambert Klasen. I have not been able to find any other references to it, mostly because I don't speak High Mathematicalese.
First, let me tell you the pattern.
Start with the number one.
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