X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,cb9b84db809e750 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: jrusso@thunder.temple.edu (Joann Russo) Subject: Re: Illusions and impossible things :) Date: 1997/10/26 Message-ID: <62vjk5$tti$1@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 285095392 References: Organization: Temple University, Academic Computer Services Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Veronica Karlsson (dream@on.spammer) wrote: : Tom Harvey wrote: : > : > In article <34529600.ABD322C@on.spammer>, Veronica Karlsson : > writes : > > : > >> 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. : > > : > : > I think we are going to have to agree to disagree on this one :-( : > I still think that it is not possible. I think that the over : > simplification that the ascii rendition has forced on it has made it : > ambiguous. : > : > I sat and stared at your lengthy explanation last night and thought, : > 'yes it is possible... no it isn't... yes it is... no it isn't...' : > : > I suppose that is what illusion is all about :-) : : I went out and bought myself some cubes (well, almost cubes) and _built_ : this mysterious object. Then I took these pictures of them from five : different angles: : : http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube1.gif : http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube2.gif : http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube3.gif : http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube4.gif : http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube5.gif a little... obsessive??? -mel : -- : _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ : __ _| |__/ __ \| |_ _ __| |__| | | |_ _| |_| |_ ___ ___ : \ V / / / / _` | | || / _` / _` |_| | || | _| ' \ _(_-