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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Mar 1996.
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Megabite

Megabite

alt.ascii-art · 12 messages · 20 Mar 1996 - 21 May 1998
Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 20 Mar 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
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       ,                         .'           .'    ~-~    `.
         ~- . . , . , . , . . -~             '       :       `
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    __              __
   (__)____/~\_____(__)            __________________,,,,,,,/|
  /                    \'''---____/ ,,,,,,,,,,-------'''''''~~
 /   :\_ _ _ _ _/:      \          /__________________
|    : \/ \/ \/  :       |            ::              ------___
|   :             :      |           ::                ::       -_
|   :             :      |          ::                ::           \
 \   : /\ /\ /\  :      /           ::               ::           ::|
  \   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~      /           ::               ::          ::   |
   \_____   __________'       ____---~~~~~~~---____::______   ::      |
         \  \         ~~~~~~~~                             -::         |
          '\  \ ______________________/;                     \          |
            '\ ,,,,,,,,----------------'    THE  MEGABITE     |         |
     -cfbd-                                                    |   |\   |
                                                   _-_          \_|   \_|
                                               /~~   ~~\
                    _-_                     /~~         ~~\
                /~~   ~~\       _-_        {               }
        _-_  /~~         ~~ /~~   ~~\       \  _-     -_        _-_
    /~~   ~~\            /~~         ~~\     ~~  \\ //      /~~   ~~\
 /~~         ~~\ -     -{               }         | |    /~~         ~~\
{               }\\  //  \  _-     -_  /          | |   {               }
 \  _-     -_  /   | |    ~~  \\ //  ~~          // \\   \  _-     -_  /
  ~~  \\ //  ~~    | |         | |                        ~~  \\ //  ~~
       | |        // \\        | |                             | |
       | |                    // \\                            | |
      // \\    \|/    \#/                \|/   \\||//  \#/    // \\


                     GIANT KITE  -  The Megabite
                     ============================

Constructed by Peter Lynn of Ashburton, New Zealand, the kite is 55
metres long and 22 metres wide and weighs 150 kg. It is modelled on
a Tribolite pre-historic animal which it imitates by "swimming" in
the air.

Megabite, worth NZ$ 45,000, needs for safety two 30 ton trucks to
anchor the kite to the ground and a team of experts to get it airborne.

                                           20 March 1996

========================================================================

Colin Douthwaite (cfb...@southern.co.nz) wrote:
>
>Constructed by Peter Lynn of Ashburton, New Zealand, the kite is 55
>metres long and 22 metres wide and weighs 150 kg. It is modelled on
>a Tribolite pre-historic animal which it imitates by "swimming" in
>the air.

Apologies folks...the pre-historic animal, a marine creature was
a Trilobite... not a Tribolite

Bye,

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 15 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report
========================================================================

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                                             .       :       .
                .-~~~-.                       `.    .-.    .'
        .- ~ ~-(       )_ _                      .~     ~.
       /                     ~ -.         . . . :         : . . .
      :                           '              ~.     .~
       ,                         .'           .'    ~-~    `.
         ~- . . , . , . , . . -~             '       :       `
                                                     :


    __              __
   (__)____/~\_____(__)            __________________,,,,,,,/|
  /                    \'''---____/ ,,,,,,,,,,-------'''''''~~
 /   :\_ _ _ _ _/:      \          /__________________
|    : \/ \/ \/  :       |            ::              ------___
|   :             :      |           ::                ::       -_
|   :             :      |          ::                ::           \
 \   : /\ /\ /\  :      /           ::               ::           ::|
  \   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~      /           ::               ::          ::   |
   \_____   __________'       ____---~~~~~~~---____::______   ::      |
         \  \         ~~~~~~~~                             -::         |
          '\  \ ______________________/;                     \          |
            '\ ,,,,,,,,----------------'    THE  MEGABITE     |         |
     -cfbd-                                                    |   |\   |
                                                   _-_          \_|   \_|
                                               /~~   ~~\
                    _-_                     /~~         ~~\
                /~~   ~~\       _-_        {               }
        _-_  /~~         ~~ /~~   ~~\       \  _-     -_        _-_
    /~~   ~~\            /~~         ~~\     ~~  \\ //      /~~   ~~\
 /~~         ~~\ -     -{               }         | |    /~~         ~~\
{               }\\  //  \  _-     -_  /          | |   {               }
 \  _-     -_  /   | |    ~~  \\ //  ~~          // \\   \  _-     -_  /
  ~~  \\ //  ~~    | |         | |                        ~~  \\ //  ~~
       | |        // \\        | |                             | |
       | |                    // \\                            | |
      // \\    \|/    \#/                \|/   \\||//  \#/    // \\


                     GIANT KITE  -  The Megabite
                     ============================

Constructed by Peter Lynn of Ashburton, New Zealand, the kite is 55
metres long and 22 metres wide and weighs 150 kg. It is modelled on
a Trilobite pre-historic animal which it imitates by "swimming" in
the air.

                                           20 March 1996

========================================================================

Bye,

Nice one.. but as far as I know, the kite is still named "Trilobite"

Jack

Ojoshiro <ojo...@_NOSPAM_mindless.com> ASCII art 18 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report
Colin Douthwaite wrote:
>     __              __
>    (__)____/~\_____(__)            __________________,,,,,,,/|
>   /                    \'''---____/ ,,,,,,,,,,-------'''''''~~
>  /   :\_ _ _ _ _/:      \          /__________________
> |    : \/ \/ \/  :       |            ::              ------___
> |   :             :      |           ::                ::       -_
> |   :             :      |          ::                ::           \
>  \   : /\ /\ /\  :      /           ::               ::           ::|
>   \   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~      /           ::               ::          ::   |
>    \_____   __________'       ____---~~~~~~~---____::______   ::      |
>          \  \         ~~~~~~~~                             -::         |
>           '\  \ ______________________/;                     \          |
>             '\ ,,,,,,,,----------------'    THE  MEGABITE     |         |
>      -cfbd-                                                    |   |\   |
>                                                    _-_          \_|   \_|


Hmmm, it doesn't really look like atrilobite to me...
What I can remember of what a trilobite looks like is:

 .-'""`-.
/__.--.__\
.--====--. 
_--====--_ 
_--====--_ 
.--====--.
\""""""""/
 `.    ,'
   "--"   Ojo 98

Trilobite

But I do like these info-casts with ascii-pics =)

See yah Colin!

Ojoshiro!
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miK wrote:
> 
>              b
>              |  _,
>  _______ ,_:D|_|_/\, ______________!!!!_____
> 

Is this an ascii art version of "ROTFL"?

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 _\.'_'      _.-'   \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` |  `-._      `_`./_
( \`. )    //\`      \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_|    '/\\    ( .'/ )
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miK <mmi...@dataweb.nl> 19 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report
Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> wrote:

>miK wrote:
>> 
>>              b
>>              |  _,
>>  _______ ,_:D|_|_/\, ______________!!!!_____
>> 

>Is this an ascii art version of "ROTFL"?

 Laughing, rolling, and putting a thumb up. (ROTFL&TU ?)
 At least, that's what it's supposed to be... Why?

 mic

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 19 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report
Ojoshiro <ojoshiro@_NOSPAM_mindless.com> wrote:
>Colin Douthwaite wrote:
>>     __              __
>>    (__)____/~\_____(__)            __________________,,,,,,,/|
>>   /                    \'''---____/ ,,,,,,,,,,-------'''''''~~
>>  /   :\_ _ _ _ _/:      \          /__________________
>> |    : \/ \/ \/  :       |            ::              ------___
>> |   :             :      |           ::                ::       -_
>> |   :             :      |          ::                ::           \
>>  \   : /\ /\ /\  :      /           ::               ::           ::|
>>   \   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~      /           ::               ::          ::   |
>>    \_____   __________'       ____---~~~~~~~---____::______   ::      |
>>          \  \         ~~~~~~~~                             -::         |
>>           '\  \ ______________________/;                     \          |
>>             '\ ,,,,,,,,----------------'    THE  MEGABITE     |         |
>>      -cfbd-                                                    |   |\   |
>>                                                    _-_          \_|   \_|


>Hmmm, it doesn't really look like atrilobite to me...
>What I can remember of what a trilobite looks like is:

> .-'""`-.
>/__.--.__\
>.--====--. 
>_--====--_ 
>_--====--_ 
>.--====--.
>\""""""""/
> `.    ,'
>   "--"   Ojo 98

>Trilobite

>But I do like these info-casts with ascii-pics =)


The Megabite Kite is Peter Lynn's interpretation of the Trilobite
which is really a small creature.

Here is my effort at a Trilobite:

==========================================================================


                      ,
                      ;;,
                    ;;;;,
                   ;;;;;,
                  ;;;;;;;
                /;;;; \\\;;/~^^
              /;  ;;;   ;;;;;;/~^^
           /;   /// \\  \\\\\;;;/~^^
         ^^  //;     ;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^
          //;    /;;  ;;;   ;;;;;;;/~^^
        ^^    /;;       \\\   \\\\;;;/~^^                      |\
            /;;   ///      ;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^                   / /
          /;;   //;   ;;;   ;;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^                / /
        ^^    //;  /;;   ;;   \\\\  \\\\;;;/~^^              | |
           //;   /;;   /;;     ;;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^             \ \
         /;    /;;  /;;  ///     ;;;;   ;;;;;;;;/~^^          \ \
       ^^    /;;  /;;  //;  /;;     \\\\   \\\\\;;;/~^^        \ \
           /;;  /;;  //;  /;;  //;     ;;;;   ;;;;;;;;;/~^^     \ \
 |`\     ^^   /;;  //;  /;;  //;   ;;;     ;;;;  ;;;;;;;;/~^^    \ \
  \ \       ^^   //;  /;;  //;  /;;  ///      \\\ \\\\\;;;/~^^    \ \
   \ \         /;   /;;  //;  /;;  //;  ;;;     ;;;;;;;;;;;;/~^^   \ \
    \ \      ^^   /;;  //;  /;;  //; /;;                            \ \
     \ \        ^^  //;   /;;  //;  /;;     \\\   \\\\\ \\\ \\\\ \\\ \ \
      \ \         /;    /;;  //;  /;;    \\\                          \ \
       \ \      ^^    /;;  //;  /;;    \\\    ,,,,,,,,,,,       ______ \ \
         \ \        ^^   /;   /;;    \\\   ;;............;;    /   _  \ | |
           \ \         ^^   /;;    \\\   ;;................;;  \  (_) / | |
             \ \          ^^    \\\     ;;.................;;;  ~~~~~~  | |
               \ \         \\\\\        ;;..................;;          | |
                 \ \   \\\\\   ______   ;;..................;;         / /
                   \ \        /   _  \   ;;................;;         / /
                     \ \      \  (_) /    ;;..............;;         / /
                       \ \     ~~~~~~       ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;         / /
                         \ \                                     / /
    TRILOBITE              \ \                                 / /
                     -cfbd-  \ \ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / /
                               - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


                           The Trilobite
                           -------------

Trilobites were hard-shelled many-legged marine animals which lived
in the primeval seas some 500 million years ago. Few exceeded a
length of 12 inches.

To quote from Moore, Lalicker, Fischer Inverterbrate Fossils.

  "The size of adult Trilobites ranges from Agnostus at 0.25 inches
   to a few giant forms at nearly 30 inches long, eg Paradoxides"

==========================================================================

Bye,

miK <mmi...@dataweb.nl> 19 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report

             b
             |  _,
 _______ ,_:D|_|_/\, ______________!!!!_____


 A cute and cuddly trilobite in ASCII format!


 <--=======<<<HHHUUUUUGGGGGGSSS>>>=======-->


Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote:

>                      ,
>                      ;;,
>                    ;;;;,
>                   ;;;;;,
>                  ;;;;;;;
>                /;;;; \\\;;/~^^
>              /;  ;;;   ;;;;;;/~^^
>           /;   /// \\  \\\\\;;;/~^^
>         ^^  //;     ;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^
>          //;    /;;  ;;;   ;;;;;;;/~^^
>        ^^    /;;       \\\   \\\\;;;/~^^                      |\
>            /;;   ///      ;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^                   / /
>          /;;   //;   ;;;   ;;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^                / /
>        ^^    //;  /;;   ;;   \\\\  \\\\;;;/~^^              | |
>           //;   /;;   /;;     ;;;;  ;;;;;;;/~^^             \ \
>         /;    /;;  /;;  ///     ;;;;   ;;;;;;;;/~^^          \ \
>       ^^    /;;  /;;  //;  /;;     \\\\   \\\\\;;;/~^^        \ \
>           /;;  /;;  //;  /;;  //;     ;;;;   ;;;;;;;;;/~^^     \ \
> |`\     ^^   /;;  //;  /;;  //;   ;;;     ;;;;  ;;;;;;;;/~^^    \ \
>  \ \       ^^   //;  /;;  //;  /;;  ///      \\\ \\\\\;;;/~^^    \ \
>   \ \         /;   /;;  //;  /;;  //;  ;;;     ;;;;;;;;;;;;/~^^   \ \
>    \ \      ^^   /;;  //;  /;;  //; /;;                            \ \
>     \ \        ^^  //;   /;;  //;  /;;     \\\   \\\\\ \\\ \\\\ \\\ \ \
>      \ \         /;    /;;  //;  /;;    \\\                          \ \
>       \ \      ^^    /;;  //;  /;;    \\\    ,,,,,,,,,,,       ______ \ \
>         \ \        ^^   /;   /;;    \\\   ;;............;;    /   _  \ | |
>           \ \         ^^   /;;    \\\   ;;................;;  \  (_) / | |
>             \ \          ^^    \\\     ;;.................;;;  ~~~~~~  | |
>               \ \         \\\\\        ;;..................;;          | |
>                 \ \   \\\\\   ______   ;;..................;;         / /
>                   \ \        /   _  \   ;;................;;         / /
>                     \ \      \  (_) /    ;;..............;;         / /
>                       \ \     ~~~~~~       ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;         / /
>                         \ \                                     / /
>    TRILOBITE              \ \                                 / /
>                     -cfbd-  \ \ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / /
>                               - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Pete Casso <pet...@sympatico.ca> ASCII art 20 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report
I think he pointing with his index finger.


           (\    /)
   ~ ~ ~   (:\oo/:)
    ~ ~ ~   (  -)
             " "



              b
              |  _,
  _______ ,_:D|_|_/\, ___________________
              \
               Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!





                             (\    /)
                     ~ ~ ~   (:\oo/:)
                      ~ ~ ~   (  -)
                            ,  " "
                        '
                    '
                 '
               '
              '  _,
  _______ ,_:@|\|_/\, ___________________
              \
                bhh bhh bhh  %^&*()*^*^&^%$%@%!!!
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                             impolite Dutch words

=========================================================
[]      ,,                                             []
[]     ( ">      Visit the Gallery of the 'steins!     []
[]    ,(> )>    http://www3.sympatico.ca/petecasso/    []
[]   (  ^^     Devilstein, who sired all the 'steins   []
[]                                                     []
=========================================================

miK wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >miK wrote:
> >>
> >>              b
> >>              |  _,
> >>  _______ ,_:D|_|_/\, ______________!!!!_____
> >>
> 
> >Is this an ascii art version of "ROTFL"?
> 
>  Laughing, rolling, and putting a thumb up. (ROTFL&TU ?)
>  At least, that's what it's supposed to be... Why?
> 

No special reason, I just wondered... It's good!  :)

-- 
              _                                         _
  __   ___.--'_`.  __   __                _           .'_`--.___   __
 ( _`.'. -   'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _  ( 'o`   - .`.'_ )
 _\.'_'      _.-'   \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` |  `-._      `_`./_
( \`. )    //\`      \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_|    '/\\    ( .'/ )
 \_`-'`---'\\__,                                       ,__//`---'`-'_/
  \`        `-\    uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/    /-'        '/
   ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ '
        LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/

miK <mmi...@dataweb.nl> 21 May 1998 00:00 · permalink · report
Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> wrote:

>miK wrote:
>> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> >miK wrote:
>> >>
>> >>              b
>> >>              |  _,
>> >>  _______ ,_:D|_|_/\, ______________!!!!_____
>> >>
>> 
>> >Is this an ascii art version of "ROTFL"?
>> 
>>  Laughing, rolling, and putting a thumb up. (ROTFL&TU ?)
>>  At least, that's what it's supposed to be... Why?

>No special reason, I just wondered... It's good!  :)

    <blush>Thank you :)</blush>

mic

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