Encode the image as a boundary condition of a laminar flow and you can recover the original image from an observation.

If, however, you observe after turbulence has set in, then some of the information has been lost, it's in the entropy now. How much, that depends on the turbulent flow.

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Treat the dynamics and time of evolution as your private key, laminar flow is a form of encryption.