X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,cb9b84db809e750 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Veronica Karlsson Subject: Re: Illusions and impossible things :) Date: 1997/10/26 Message-ID: <34529600.ABD322C@on.spammer>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 285024014 References: <344EAAA3.41C6@comports.com> <6bJDdEANemU0Ewui@tomh.demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Lulea, Sweden Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Tom Harvey wrote: > > In article , Dave Bird---St Hippo of > Augustine writes > >>>> Y________ > >>>> /\ . \ > >>>> / \.......\ > >>>> / \(3). \ > >>>> / \___.___\X > >>>> \ / / > >>>> ___\ / ____/___ > >>>> /\ \ / /\ . \ > >>>> / \...\/___/ \.......\ > >>>> / \(1). \ \(2). \ > >>>> / \___.___\ \___.___\ > >>>> \ / / / / > >>>> \ / / / / > >>>> \ / /\ / / > >>>> \/_______/ \/_______/ 'logicko' > >>>> Z > >>> >[ 8< ] > >Let's look at the thing in the XY plane: > > > > X > > |________________ > > z=2.0/| : |z=2.0 > > / | : | So, er, > > z=1.5/ | : | what's the problem? > > /' |-------+-------| > > z=1.0/ : '| : | > > | :' | : | > > | ' |_______:_______|__________Y > > ________|': / . /z=2.0 > > z=1.0/| | :/........________/________ > > / | | / /| : |z=1.5 > >z=0.5/ |.......|/_______/ | : | > > /: '| : : | : | > >z=0/ :' | : : |........;........| > > | ' | : : '| : | > > |': |_______:_______:' | : | > > | : / . /: | : | > > | '/.......,......./ : |________:________|z=1.5 > > | / . /| : / . / > > |/_______._______/ | '/........,........./z=1.5 > > / | / . / > > Z |/________._________/z=0.5 > > > Hehe, and I did a several pages long explanation... This one is so much clearer :) > No, you've changed the picture now. No, it is the same three blocks, "connected" in the same way, only seen from a slightly different angle... > This one clearly is possible, yes, so? > the > shape that the original poster was trying to represent (even though it > became ambiguous when translated into ascii) wasn't. > yes it was! > You have placed the furthermost surfaces of blocks 1 and 2 on different > planes, at z=0 and z=0.5. As they have been all along. > The origanal was supposed to have them both at > z=0, making it impossible. Did you make the picture? If not then how do you know what the original poster intended? > Something like this: > > ________ z=2.5 > /\ \ \ > z=2 / \ \ \ > / \ \ \ > / 3 \_ _\ \ > /\ /\ /\ These should be in the same plane! > z=1 /_ / \_ _\ \ > /\ / /\ \ \ > / \/__ \ \ \ > / / \ \ \ > z=0 / \/______\___\_______\ z=1 > \ / / / / > \ / / > \ / 1 2 / > z=0 \/_______/__\/_______/ z=0 > > Is that a clearer explanation? ;-) I understand what you are trying to say but I claim you are wrong. The picture of the three blocks is quite possible. -- _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| |__/ __ \| |_ _ __| |__| | | |_ _| |_| |_ ___ ___ \ V / / / / _` | | || / _` / _` |_| | || | _| ' \ _(_-