Thus a vicious downward spiral commenced. This fed the hysteria even further, leading to a downward spiral or snowball effect. Helixes can spiral upwards or downwards. She is on such a downward spiral. They saw not a spiral or cycle but a continuing upward trajectory. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "The Downward Spiral". The shapes are segments of the Euler spiral or clothoid curve. It then descends straight down through a 270-degree, clockwise spiral. Stars in elliptical galaxies are much older than stars in spiral galaxies. Other NIN tributes include and early press articles describing Reznik as experiencing a "Downward Spiral". Dwarf galaxies may also be classified as elliptical, spiral, or irregular. "The Downward Spiral", alike "Broken", was recorded at Le Pig Studios. Fermi examined the issues surrounding magnetic fields in the arms of a spiral galaxy. Galaxies are categorized according to their visual morphology as elliptical, spiral, or irregular. These features are consistent with the general structure of spiral galaxies.