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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 26 Oct 1997.
Re: Illusions and impossible things :)

Re: Illusions and impossible things :)

In article <345...@news.abc.se>, 
Martin <m97...@abc.n0spam.se> writes:
>Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> wrote:
>
>               ________
>              /\       \
>             /  \       \
>            /    \       \
>           /      \_______\ 
>           \      /       /
>         ___\    /   ____/___
>        /\   \  /   /\       \
>       /  \   \/___/  \       \
>      /    \       \   \       \
>     /      \_______\   \_______\
>     \      /       /   /       /
>      \    /       /   /       /
>       \  /       /\  /       /
>        \/_______/  \/_______/ 'logico'
>         

The ABOVE picture is not impossible, because I have shown how
it can be resolvved into a real object.  It only becmes possible 
if you add that you are equating the height of differnet planes:

>>>>>               Y________
>>>>>              /\   .   \
>>>>>             /  \.......\
>>>>>            /    \(3).   \
>>>>>           /      \___.___\X
>>>>>           \      /\      /\
>>>>>         ___\    /  \____/__\
>>>>>        /\   \  /   /\   .   \
>>>>>       /  \...\/___/  \.......\
>>>>>      /    \(1).   \   \(2).   \
>>>>>     /      \___.___\   \___.___\
>>>>>     \      /       /   /       /
>>>>>      \    /       /   /       /
>>>>>       \  /       /\  /       /
>>>>>        \/_______/  \/_______/ 'logicko'
>>>>>        Z

Yes, if (2) and (3) are supposed to be at the same Z-height
[is this what you are saying?] then it is clearly impossible.

    *************************************

When you put the linkages in below, so that it is linking
incompatible planes as being the same height, then the drawing
is unambiguous: it has only one meaning, and that an impossible 
one equivalent to the "impossible triangle".

>The picture can be seen in 2 ways, because it is not in 3d, just faked 3d in 2d.
>If you still just see a possible shape, check these additions:
>
>               ________
>              /\       \
>             /  \       \
>            /    \       \
>           /      \_______\ 
>           \      / ___   /
>         ___\    / / __\_/___
>        /\   \  /  \/\       \
>       /  \  /\/___/  \       \
>      /    \ \___/ \__ \       \
>     /      \_______\ \ \_______\
>     \      /       /_/ /       /
>      \    /       /   /       /
>       \  /       /\  /       /
>        \/_______/  \/_______/ 'logico'
>Both shapes are well known Illusion-shapes

Yes, why not just do this?

>>>>>              Y________
>>>>>              /\   .   \
>>>>>             /' \.......\
>>>>>            /' ' \(3).   \
>>>>>           /' ' ' \___.___\X
>>>>>          /\ ' ' '/\ .'.'./\
>>>>>         /__\ ' '/.'\____/__\
>>>>>        /\   \ '/.'./\   .   \
>>>>>       /' \...\/___/  \.......\
>>>>>      /' ' \(1/Z   \   \(2).   \
>>>>>     /' ' ' \/__.___\...\___.___\
>>>>>     \ ' ' '/.'.'.'./   /.'.'.'./
>>>>>      \ ' '/.'.'.'./   /.'.'.'./
>>>>>       \ '/.'.'.'./\  /.'.'.'./
>>>>>        \/.'.'.'./..\/.'.'.'./ 'logicko'
>>>>>        

That is clearly impossible,  the  real object is 

>>>>>              Y________
>>>>>              /\(3).   \
>>>>>             /' \.......\
>>>>>            /' ' \   .   \
>>>>>           /' ' ' \___.___\X
>>>>>          /\ ' ' '/.'.'.'./ 
>>>>>         /__\ ' '/.'.'.'./__
>>>>>        /\(1)\ '/.'.'.'./.(2)\
>>>>>       /' \...\/.'.'.'./......\
>>>>>      /' ' \  /Z   \  /\   .   \
>>>>>     /' ' ' \/__.___\/..\___.___\
>>>>>     \ ' ' '/.'.'.'./   /.'.'.'./
>>>>>      \ ' '/.'.'.'./   /.'.'.'./
>>>>>       \ '/.'.'.'./\  /.'.'.'./
>>>>>        \/.'.'.'./..\/.'.'.'./ 'logicko'
>>>>>        
                    


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From: Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Illusions and impossible things :)
Date: 1997/10/26
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