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From: Snarkamedes <jabberwock@deepinthetulgeywook.com>
Subject: Re: REQ: Skydiving stickman
Date: 1997/10/13
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=>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then Shinil Hong
	 warbled on about "Re: REQ: Skydiving stickman" in alt.ascii-art <<=

> Gary Stewart (gary@dcs.ed.ac.uk) wrote:
> : How about this? - gary
> 
> :       .---.
> :      (_____)             
> :        \ /                 
> :        <o>                 
> :         @                 
> :        / \                
> 
> Thanks!  It looks concise and great..
> But I was rather hoping for one without the chute.  (free-fall "spyder" form)
> Do you suppose (or anyone else) there is one out there?

How about a side-on view? ... or a 3D oblique view?

                                        | /
       o>=_/`                       ,  @"/ 
                                    `-O--'


And here's Gary's effort after the chute lines fail to open properly......

Fig.1    ()
        _/|
       (@//
        )(
       (/_)
        \/        HELP!!!!!!!
        <o>    _____/
         @
        / \


Oh no!  Can no-one save Stickman this time?


Fig.2


   ((((( SPLUT!!!! )))))


Guess not, so now he's pavement pizza (skydivers term it 'bouncing',
although it's not an apt description really).