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Optical Illusions

Optical Illusions

alt.ascii-art · 12 messages · 9 Nov 1999 - 14 Nov 1999
YOUR FROM DURHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*lives just up the road (Weardale - Nr Bishop Aukland)*

god damn.

Its a small newsgroup


           _.-'<                                <'-._
        .-'   _ >    remove YOUR BRA to email    >   '-.  
     .-'  _.-'                                    '-._  '-.
    /  .-'                                            '-.  \
   /.-'                                                  '-.\
  //               .---. .....                  ____        \\  
 //           _____|   |/____ `.            _.-'    `.       \\
||           .               .  \         .'  _.-'',  :       ||
||           '_____     _____'\  \       .  .'     (__)       || 
||   .''.          |   |   \  /  /       |  |           .''.  ||
 \\ /|  |          \   \\  /`'  /__   ___|  |           |  |\ //
  ||    |    .---._ \   \\/"-   |   )(    ) |           |    ||
  ||    |  /   ----./   /|      |_ (__)   | '      __   |    ||
  ||    | |            / \__.   Y )    .  |  \__.-'  )  |    || 
  \|    |  `-.----.___/\______/\_/`---'/  /\     _.-'   |    |/
    \|  |                     .'\.----.\  \ `"""'       |  |/
     '..'                    \            /             '..'
                              \.--""""--./

Scuby Du <scu...@aol.com> 9 Nov 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
i did one of those but never put it up, it was the triangle but mine looked a
little worse

Paul Kerry <P.M...@durham.ac.uk> ASCII art 9 Nov 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
While I'm new, I'll stick to the easy ones :)
I would imagine that someone has done these before, if so, I'm sorry
        _________________    
       /                |\   
      /______________   | \  
     |               |  |  | 
     |   ____________|  |  | 
     |  |  |         |  |  | 
     |  |  |         |  |  | 
     |  |  |         |  |  | 
     |  |  |         |  |  | 
     |  |  |_________|__|  | 
     |  |  |               | 
     |  |  |_______________| 
      \ |                  PMK 
       \|_________________/  

               ____             
              /   /\            
             /   /  \           
            /   /    \          
 P         /   /      \         
 M        /   /   /\   \        
 K       /   /   /  \   \       
        /   /   /\   \   \      
       /   /   /  \   \   \     
      /   /__ /____\   \   \    
     /              \   \   \   
    /________________\   \   \  
    \                     \  /  
     \_____________________\/   


With a little confidence, I'll try a 5 sider



-- 
Paul Kerry

Minesweep, improve your clickability. Bore your friends, and hurt your
hand.

I really like one ...

Here are some things i noticed and some of my thoughts

> From: JE...@post9.tele.dk.nospam (JEZ)

Hey .. another Dane !

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  ___                     ___                        ___
>   | ||    _o _ ._  _ ()   | ._ _ ._  _  _ _o|_ | _   ||_ o._  _  _
>  _|_|||_|_>|(_)| |_> (_X _|_| | ||_)(_)_>_>||_)|(/_  || ||| |(_|_>
>                                 |                            _|    ..In ASCII
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nifty font.

> This is a collection of obscure creations and optical illusions made in ASCII.
> Some of these drawings may not be practically impossible alas just bizarre and
> intriguing. Sometimes looking closely can reveal a new perspective :)

Indeed he's right .. some of of theese depending on how you view them are either
possible or imposssible question is which is the more correct way to view them ...
The obvious or the one that is possible ?

I think all two (both is more correct but i think this one fits in)

> Penrose's Impossible Triangle (Tribar)
>            _____
>           /    /\
>          /    /  \
>         /    /    \
>        /    /  /\  \
>       /    /  /  \  \
>      /    /  /\   \  \
>     /    /  /  \   \  \
>    /    /__/____\   \  \
>   /              \   \  \
>  /________________\   \  \
>  \_____________________\ / Jugg and Grim


At first i did'nt even see the 3D effect .. and then its very possible.
But now ... wow.

> Escher's Waterfall
>
>                  _.-"""-._
>                .'         `.
>               /             \
>              |               |
>              |               |
>              |               |
>               \             /                              _.-"""-._
>              _.`.         .'.                            .'         `.
>             |`-._`-.._..-'_.-|                          /             \
>             |  _ `-._ _.-'   |                         |               |
>             | | `-._ " _.-'| |                         |               |
>             | |    || |    | |                         |               |
>             | |    || |    | |                          \             /
>             | |    || |    | |                          _`.         .'.
>             | |    || |    | |                         |`-.`-.._..-'.-'|
>             | |    || |    | |                         |    `-._.-'    |
>             | | _.-'| |_   | |                         | |`-._   _.-'| |
>             | |'_.-'| |_`-.| |                         | |   || |    | |
>            |_.-'    | | `-._ `._|`-._                  | |   || |    | |
>           /    /    | |     ``---._  `-._              | |   || |    | |
>          | / /    .-' `-._|`-._    ``-._ `-._          | |   || |    | |
>         || ||  / /|-| |-._     `-._     `--._`-._|`-._ | |   || |    | |
>            | |   ' || |\  `-._     `-._      ``---._  `| |   || |    | |
>         | - | | |  || | \  | |`-._     `-._|`-._    ``-| |`-.|| |    | |
>     _.-'    |   |  || |  \ | |    `-._          `-._   | |-._ | |._  | |
> _.-'     |     |   || |   \| |        `-._          `-.| |   `| |_ `-| |
>         |    |  |  || |    | |            `-._       _.| |    | | `.-| |
>         |   |  ||  || |    | |              _.-'|_.-'_.-'     | |_.-'  |
>          | | |  .  || |    | |          _.-' __.---''       _.| '      |
>         |   |  ||  || |    | |\_.-'|_.-'_.-''      _.-'|_.-'        _. |
>          | |  |    || |    | |'      _-        _.-'             _.-' | |
>         ||    ||   || |_.-'| |_.---''      _.-'             _  |     | |
> \          | |  |  || |_.-'| |    _.-'|_.-'             _.-'|| |     | |
>  \      |  ||    .'_| |    | |_.-'                  _.-'| | || |     | |
>   \     | |     |._ | |    | `-._               _.-'    | | || |     | |
>    \    ||  |  |   `| |    ```-._`-._|`-._  _.-'        | | || |     | |
>    |\_.-|       |      `-._      ``---._  `-._          | | || |     | |
>    |     |                 `-._|`-._    ``-._ `-._      | | || |     | |
>    |    || ||  |                    `-._     `--._`-._|`| | || |     | |
>    |       | |  |                       `-._      ``---.| |`|| |     | |
>    |    |   | | |`-._                       `-._|`-._   | |-.| |-._  | |
>    |        |      ||`-._                            `-.| |  | |._ `-| |
>    |    |    |  |  || |  `-._                         _.| |  | |  `-_| |
>    |    |   |  ||__ | |    | `-._            _.-'|_.-'_.-'   | |_.-'   |
>    |     | | |  ._.-| |.   | |   `-._    _.-' __.---''      _|         |
>    |    |   |  ||/  | | \  | |  _.-'|_.-'_.-''     _.-'|_.-'           |
>    |    ||    ||    | |  .'| |-' __.---''      _.-'                    |
>    |       | |  |   |.|   '| |-''     _.-'|_.-'                        |
>    |    |  ||  _.   | |  | | |    _.-'                                 |
>    |    | |  '  |   | |    | |_.-'                                     |
>    |    ||  |  | \  | | / _| '                                      _.-'
>    |_.-'     |   _`.| |'-'                                      _.-'
>    |`-._          _.|                                       _.-'
>    |    `-._  _.-'                                      _.-'
>    |        |'                                      _.-'
>    |        |                                   _.-'
>    |        |                               _.-'
>    |        |                           _.-'
>    |        |                       _.-'
>    |        |                   _.-'            Veronica Karlsson
>    |        |               _.-'
> _  |        |           _.-'
>  `-|_       |       _.-'
>      `-._   |   _.-'
>          `-.|.-'
>

Veronice .. this is amazing..

I like the idea that this maschine could run forever .. though that is impossible.

Only the universe .. that is the combined entity of everything could exchange energies back and
forth and keep moving and changing without losing energy - Because there is nothing to loose
energy to.

There's a magnet based version of this type of neverstopping maschine .. I'll try to look it up
and maybe draw it if it is interesting enough.

> Duchamp's Wooden Bed
>
>        _   ()
>   () .'_`'.||
>   ||/.| ||\ |
>   | /|| || ||         _   ()
>   || || || ||    () .'_`'.||
>   || || || ||    ||/.| ||\ |
>   || || |I-'`-._ | /|| || ||
>   ||_I'`_.-||-._`'| || || ||
>   m._ <'_  ||   `|| || || ||
>   i| `-._`-'|    || || |I-'|
>   c)     `-._`-._||_I'`_.-||
>              `-._` _.-'   ()
>                  ||       `
>                  ()
>                  `

I can't see why this is intriguing ... It's just a bed with no bottom

> Impossible Forks
>
>  __________________         __________________
> ()_________________\       /_________________()
>  ________________  |       |  ________________
> ()____________| |  |       |  | |____________()
>  ______________\|  |       |  |/______________
> ()_________________|       |_________________() Unknown artist
>

� like theese.

> 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional Cross-Section Of A
> 4-Dimensional Cube
>
>           +___________+
>          /:\         ,:\
>         / : \       , : \
>        /  :  \     ,  :  \
>       /   :   +-----------+
>      +....:../:...+   :  /|
>      |\   +./.:...`...+ / |
>      | \ ,`/  :   :` ,`/  |
>      |  \ /`. :   : ` /`  |
>      | , +-----------+  ` |
>      |,  |   `+...:,.|...`+
>      +...|...,'...+  |   /
>       \  |  ,     `  |  /
>        \ | ,       ` | /
>         \|,         `|/   mn, 7/97
>          +___________+


uh uh uh .. I'll have a go !

A 1-Dimensional Representation Of A 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional
Cross-Section Of A
4-Dimensional Cube Inside A 5-Dimensional Ball

____________________________________


Good .. is'nt it ?  A perfect ascii representation - well almost , since with no Y-axis the
line is infinity times too big of what is should have been.

> Impossible Chess Board
>                                            +
>                                            ()
>                                            )(
>                 _____                    __)(_
>                /\    \                  /\/__\\
>         _____ /  \____\          ____()/  \____[]
>         \    \  /`\    \         \   )(  /`\   )(
>          \____\/___\____\         \__)(\/___\__)(\
>           \    \    \    \         \/__\\    \/XX\\
>            \____\____\____\         \____\____\____\  dr


Very possible .. I can't see the impossible bit here.


> Obasciililthingy
>                         ,
>  ,,            '\      /+
>   \',         +  \    / '
>    \ ',       '   \  / +
>     \  ',    +     \/  '
>      \   ',  '     /  +
>       \    '+     /   '
>        \    '    /   +\
>         \  +    /    ' \
>          \ '   /    +   \
>           +   /     '    \
>           '  /     +',    \
>          +  /\     '  ',   \
>          ' /  \   +     ',  \
>         + /    \  '       ', \
>         '/      \+          ',\
>         '                     ''  Krogg?


I saw this recently .. and yes I believe it _was_ Krogg...
Well that spot his good reputation as a porn artist.

Hey Krogg - that will make a great sig :

"Krogg - Porn artist extraordinare"

> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/
> /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ \|\ /|/ (PS)

This one is especially mindbogling inascii because you KNOW the lines MUST BE straight.

>                      _______________
>                     /               /|
>                    /               / |
>                   /               /  |
>                  /               /   /
>                 /               /   /
>                /_______________/   /
>               /|               |  /
>              / |               | /
>             /  |____       ____|/
>            /  /    /|     |    /
>           /  /    / |     |   /
>          |  /    /  |     |  /
>          | /    /   | pjl | /
>          |/___ /    |_____|/
>               |    /      /
>               |   /      /
>               |  /      /
>               | /      /
>               |/______/
>

Depending on how you look at this it is either possible or not.


>                       ,-"~"-.
>                      /  ._.  \
>                     :  /   \  :
>                     !  !    : !
>                     ;  !    ; ;
>                    /    \  / /
>                   /      \/ /
>                  /       /`/
>                 /       / /\
>                 |     .`-'  |
>                 |    .'.'   |
>                 |    : :    |
>                 |  ..: :..  |
>                 |.' .' `. '.|
>                 `\ '     ` /'
>                   `--___--'  mn
>

I actually collect weird bottles - i would love to have one of theese.


>               ________
>              /\       \
>             /  \       \
>            /    \       \
>           /      \_______\
>           \      /       /
>         ___\    /   ____/___
>        /\   \  /   /\       \
>       /  \   \/___/  \       \
>      /    \       \   \       \
>     /      \_______\   \_______\
>     \      /       /   /       /
>      \    /       /   /       /
>       \  /       /\  /       /
>        \/_______/  \/_______/ logicko
>

Also ddepending on how you look at it ... possible or not

>                ________
>               /\       \
>              /  \       \
>             /    \       \
>            /      \_______\
>            \      / ___   /
>          ___\    / / __\_/___
>         /\   \  /  \/\       \
>        /  \  /\/___/  \       \
>       /    \ \___/ \__ \       \
>      /      \_______\ \ \_______\
>      \      /       /_/ /       /
>       \    /       /   /       /
>        \  /       /\  /       /
>         \/_______/  \/_______/ Martin

Impossible.

>          ___         ____
>       .'|   |      .'\  /
>     .'  |___|    .'   \/
>   .'  .'   .'  .'    .'
> .'__.'   .'  .'    .'
> |   |  .'   /\   .'
> |___|.'    /__\.'    (PS)
>

It took me a second glace to see the imposssible bit.


> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHF"""    ""HHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHF""    / "/HHHHHHF| | "HHHHHHF"          `HHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHF""       /  /  "HHHF | |  dHHHF"\            `HHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHH\"         /  /    `HH  | | dHHHF \ \            dHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHH\ \        /  /      HHb | |dHHHH  /  \           HHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHF \ \______/  /      dHHHh| |HHHHb / /\ \         dHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHb  \         /      dHHHHH| |HHHHH/ /  \ \       dHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHb / ______  \     dHHHHF"| |""HH/ /    \ \     dHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHF""H/ /      \  \  .dHHHF  / _ \ `/ /      \ \  .dHHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHF   / /b.      \  \dHHHF   / / \ \/ /Hb      \ \dHHHHHHHHHHH
> HHHHF   / /"HHb.     \dHHHHF   / /   \  /HHHb.    .\ \HHHHHHHHHHH
> HHHF   / /   "HHhooo4HHHHHHb  / /     \ dHHHHHhoo4HH\ \F"" ""HHHH
> HHF   / /     `HHHHHHHHHHHHHb/ /       dHHHHHHHHHHF""\ \     "HHH
> HH   / /       HHHF"    \  \/ /.      dHHHHHHF""      \ \     HHH
> HH  / /       dHF"       \   /HHb.  .dHHHHF\"          \ \    "HH
> HHb/ /      .dHF          \  \"HHHhoHHHHF"\ \           \ \____HH
> HHHh/     .dHHF            \  \ "HHHHHHF   \ \          / _____HH
> HHHHb    dHHHF              \  \ `HHHHF     \ \        / /     HH
> HHHHHkoo4HHHH               /   \_`HHH______/  \      / /     dHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHH              /  _____`HHb________ \    / /      HHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHH             /  /      HHH        \ \  / /      dHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHb.          /  /       HHHb        \ \/ /      dHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHb.       /  /       dHHHH         \  /      dHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHb.    /  /       dHHHHHb        /  \    .dHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHb._/  /      .dHHHHHHHb      / /\ \ .dHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHb./     .dHHHHHHHHHHb.   / /  \ dHHHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhooo4HHHHHHHHHHHHHHb./ /  .dHHHHHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhooo4HHHHHHHHHHHHHH
> HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHKrogg98HHHH

This i don't get .. neither impossible or intriguing - just some weird shapes

                                                            | | ____|__  /
>  .+'''+.         .+'''+.         .+'''+.               _  | |  _|   / /
> <<<<** Jesper B. Nielsen je...@post9.tele.dk **>>>>     | |_| | |___ / /_
>          '+.,.+'         '+.,.+'         '+.,.+'       \___/|_____/____|

Nice wave effect on the sig..

> Duchamp's Wooden Bed
>
>        _   ()
>   () .'_`'.||
>   ||/.| ||\ |
>   | /|| || ||         _   ()
>   || || || ||    () .'_`'.||
>   || || || ||    ||/.| ||\ |
>   || || |I-'`-._ | /|| || ||
>   ||_I'`_.-||-._`'| || || ||
>   m._ <'_  ||   `|| || || ||
>   i| `-._`-'|    || || |I-'|
>   c)     `-._`-._||_I'`_.-||
>              `-._` _.-'   ()
>                  ||       `
>                  ()
>                  `
>I can't see why this is intriguing ... It's just a bed with no bottom


Look at the right hand side of the top bedboard... follow that line...
where does it connect?? :)

>> Impossible Chess Board
>>                                            +
>>                                            ()
>>                                            )(
>>                 _____                    __)(_
>>                /\    \                  /\/__\\
>>         _____ /  \____\          ____()/  \____[]
>>         \    \  /`\    \         \   )(  /`\   )(
>>          \____\/___\____\         \__)(\/___\__)(\
>>           \    \    \    \         \/__\\    \/XX\\
>>            \____\____\____\         \____\____\____\  dr
>
>
>Very possible .. I can't see the impossible bit here.

Look again.... the piece in the lower right is on the same level as
_both_ of the other pieces.

m�spher.

You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

JT <jta...@SPAMBLEDEGGSatt.net> ASCII art 10 Nov 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:02:32 +0000, Ben Norwood <bdn...@aber.ac.uk>
wrote:

>Unlikely-to-exist-box
>              _______________________________________
>             / ___________________________________  /|
>            / /|_________________________________/ / |
>           / / | |                              / /  |
>          / / /| |                             / / . |
>         / / / | |                            / / /| |
>        / / /| | |                           / / / | |
>       / / / | | |                          / / /| | |
>      / / /  | | |                         / / / | | |
>     / / /   | | |                        / / /  | | |
>    / / /    | | |                       / / /   | | |
>   / /_/_____| | |______________________/ / /    | | |
>  /__________| | /_______________________/ /_____| | |
>  |  ________|_|/______________________  | |_____|_| |
>  | | |      / /|______________________| | |_____/ / /
>  | | |     / / /                      | | |    / / /
>  | | |    / / /                       | | |   / / /
>  | | |   / / /                        | | |  / / /
>  | | |  / / /                         | | | / / /
>  | | | / / /                          | | |/ / /
>  | | |/ / /                           | | | / /
>  | | | / /                            | | |/ /
>  | | |/ /                             | | / /
>  | | |________________________________| |  /
>  | |/_________________________________| | /
>  |______________________________________|/  JEZ
>
>
>          ________________________
>         / ____________________  /|
>        / /|__________________/ / |
>       / / | |               / / .|
>      / / /| |              / / /||
>     / / / | |             / / / ||
>    / / /| | |            / / /| ||
>   / /_/_| | |___________/ / /_| ||
>  /______| | /__________/_/ /__| ||
>  |  ____|_|/___________| | |____||
>  | | |  / / /          | | | / / /
>  | | | / / /           | | |/ / /
>  | | |/ / /            | | | / /
>  | | | / /             | | |/ /
>  | | |/ /              | | / /
>  | | |_/_______________| |  /
>  | |/__________________| | /
>  |_______________________|/  JEZ_mic


here's another one:)


       ____________________
      /    _____________   |
     / /| |            /   |
    / / | |           / /| |
   / /  | |          / / | |
  / /   | |         / /  | |
 / /____| |________/ /   | |
 |  ____| |_______  /    | |
 | |    | |       | |    | |
 | |    | |       | |    | |
 | |    | |       | |    | |
 | |    | |       | |    | |
 | |    | |_______| |____| |
 | |   / _________| |_____ |
 | |  / /         | |    / /
 | | / /          | |   / /
 | |/ /           | |  / /
 | / /            | | / /
 |  /_____________| |/ /
 |____________________/jT


m�spher.

You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

Veronica Karlsson <aci...@earthling.net> ASCII art 10 Nov 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Paul Kerry wrote:
> 
> While I'm new, I'll stick to the easy ones :)
> I would imagine that someone has done these before, if so, I'm sorry
> 

Don't be sorry. I think there's a whole bunch of people here who have
all re-invented that triangle, with more or less exactly the same
result...    :-)

Here's a more complex variation on that theme:



                   _.-"""-._
                 .'         `.
                /             \
               |               |
               |               |
               |               |
                \             /                              _.-"""-._
               _.`.         .'.                            .'         `.
              |`-._`-.._..-'_.-|                          /             \
              |  _ `-._ _.-'   |                         |               |
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  .'   /|                                                   /|:| \
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 ` `,/ /`,\        \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _         /,'\ \
   .'.'  /|         \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` |        |\  `.`.
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- `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -

> > Duchamp's Wooden Bed
> >
> >        _   ()
> >   () .'_`'.||
> >   ||/.| ||\ |
> >   | /|| || ||         _   ()
> >   || || || ||    () .'_`'.||
> >   || || || ||    ||/.| ||\ |
> >   || || |I-'`-._ | /|| || ||
> >   ||_I'`_.-||-._`'| || || ||
> >   m._ <'_  ||   `|| || || ||
> >   i| `-._`-'|    || || |I-'|
> >   c)     `-._`-._||_I'`_.-||
> >              `-._` _.-'   ()
> >                  ||       `
> >                  ()
> >                  `
> >I can't see why this is intriguing ... It's just a bed with no bottom

I see it .. But it was hard to spot .. one character and it would have been as i described.

> Look at the right hand side of the top bedboard... follow that line...
> where does it connect?? :)
>
> >> Impossible Chess Board
> >>                                            +
> >>                                            ()
> >>                                            )(
> >>                 _____                    __)(_
> >>                /\    \                  /\/__\\
> >>         _____ /  \____\          ____()/  \____[]
> >>         \    \  /`\    \         \   )(  /`\   )(
> >>          \____\/___\____\         \__)(\/___\__)(\
> >>           \    \    \    \         \/__\\    \/XX\\
> >>            \____\____\____\         \____\____\____\  dr
> >
> >
> >Very possible .. I can't see the impossible bit here.
>
> Look again.... the piece in the lower right is on the same level as
> _both_ of the other pieces.

Depends on how you look at it .. you can also see it as one being higher than than the two
others .. and that you can also see two differet ways .. only one will do.

Btw looking at it totally 2d will ofcourse work too .. as with all the other pics - it is just
easier with this one .

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:47:05 +0100, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen"
<REM...@CeeJay.findhere.com> provoked the following text:

>> 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional Cross-Section Of A
>> 4-Dimensional Cube
>>           +___________+
>>          /:\         ,:\
>>         / : \       , : \
>>        /  :  \     ,  :  \
>>       /   :   +-----------+
>>      +....:../:...+   :  /|
>>      |\   +./.:...`...+ / |
>>      | \ ,`/  :   :` ,`/  |
>>      |  \ /`. :   : ` /`  |
>>      | , +-----------+  ` |
>>      |,  |   `+...:,.|...`+
>>      +...|...,'...+  |   /
>>       \  |  ,     `  |  /
>>        \ | ,       ` | /
>>         \|,         `|/   mn, 7/97
>>          +___________+
>uh uh uh .. I'll have a go !
>A 1-Dimensional Representation Of A 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional
>Cross-Section Of A
>4-Dimensional Cube Inside A 5-Dimensional Ball
>
>____________________________________
>
>
>Good .. is'nt it ?  

Ermmm... No, the line still has width.

>>                       ,-"~"-.
>>                      /  ._.  \
>>                     :  /   \  :
>>                     !  !    : !
>>                     ;  !    ; ;
>>                    /    \  / /
>>                   /      \/ /
>>                  /       /`/
>>                 /       / /\
>>                 |     .`-'  |
>>                 |    .'.'   |
>>                 |    : :    |
>>                 |  ..: :..  |
>>                 |.' .' `. '.|
>>                 `\ '     ` /'
>>                   `--___--'  mn
>I actually collect weird bottles - i would love to have one of theese.

It's impossible to build such a bottle, but it's easy to get fluid into
it.


-- 
        Peter Punk
          \    /
        ---\\\\---
          /    \

A bad workman quarrels with his tools...

> >> 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional Cross-Section Of A
> >> 4-Dimensional Cube
> >>           +___________+
> >>          /:\         ,:\
> >>         / : \       , : \
> >>        /  :  \     ,  :  \
> >>       /   :   +-----------+
> >>      +....:../:...+   :  /|
> >>      |\   +./.:...`...+ / |
> >>      | \ ,`/  :   :` ,`/  |
> >>      |  \ /`. :   : ` /`  |
> >>      | , +-----------+  ` |
> >>      |,  |   `+...:,.|...`+
> >>      +...|...,'...+  |   /
> >>       \  |  ,     `  |  /
> >>        \ | ,       ` | /
> >>         \|,         `|/   mn, 7/97
> >>          +___________+
> >uh uh uh .. I'll have a go !
> >A 1-Dimensional Representation Of A 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional
> >Cross-Section Of A
> >4-Dimensional Cube Inside A 5-Dimensional Ball
> >
> >____________________________________
> >
> >
> >Good .. is'nt it ?  
> 
> Ermmm... No, the line still has width.

oh you mean that __________

 .. Yes that is'nt perfect , that why i did that PERFECT version below it.

You must have missed that - Take a closer look. :)

> 
> >>                       ,-"~"-.
> >>                      /  ._.  \
> >>                     :  /   \  :
> >>                     !  !    : !
> >>                     ;  !    ; ;
> >>                    /    \  / /
> >>                   /      \/ /
> >>                  /       /`/
> >>                 /       / /\
> >>                 |     .`-'  |
> >>                 |    .'.'   |
> >>                 |    : :    |
> >>                 |  ..: :..  |
> >>                 |.' .' `. '.|
> >>                 `\ '     ` /'
> >>                   `--___--'  mn
> >I actually collect weird bottles - i would love to have one of theese.
> 
> It's impossible to build such a bottle, but it's easy to get fluid into
> it.

I have seen one on televison .. I know it can be built.
But okay it's very hard to do .. and you have to cheat a little but it can be done.

On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 18:20:07 +0100, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen"
<REM...@CeeJay.findhere.com> provoked the following text:

>> >> 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional Cross-Section Of A
>> >> 4-Dimensional Cube
>> >>           +___________+
>> >>          /:\         ,:\
>> >>         / : \       , : \
>> >>        /  :  \     ,  :  \
>> >>       /   :   +-----------+
>> >>      +....:../:...+   :  /|
>> >>      |\   +./.:...`...+ / |
>> >>      | \ ,`/  :   :` ,`/  |
>> >>      |  \ /`. :   : ` /`  |
>> >>      | , +-----------+  ` |
>> >>      |,  |   `+...:,.|...`+
>> >>      +...|...,'...+  |   /
>> >>       \  |  ,     `  |  /
>> >>        \ | ,       ` | /
>> >>         \|,         `|/   mn, 7/97
>> >>          +___________+
>> >uh uh uh .. I'll have a go !
>> >A 1-Dimensional Representation Of A 2-Dimensional Representation Of A 3-Dimensional
>> >Cross-Section Of A
>> >4-Dimensional Cube Inside A 5-Dimensional Ball
>> >
>> >____________________________________
>> >
>> >
>> >Good .. is'nt it ?  
>> Ermmm... No, the line still has width.
>oh you mean that __________
> .. Yes that is'nt perfect , that why i did that PERFECT version below it.
>You must have missed that - Take a closer look. :)

I'm sorry, i _did_ miss it, now i see it too! :-))

>> >>                       ,-"~"-.
>> >>                      /  ._.  \
>> >>                     :  /   \  :
>> >>                     !  !    : !
>> >>                     ;  !    ; ;
>> >>                    /    \  / /
>> >>                   /      \/ /
>> >>                  /       /`/
>> >>                 /       / /\
>> >>                 |     .`-'  |
>> >>                 |    .'.'   |
>> >>                 |    : :    |
>> >>                 |  ..: :..  |
>> >>                 |.' .' `. '.|
>> >>                 `\ '     ` /'
>> >>                   `--___--'  mn
>> >I actually collect weird bottles - i would love to have one of theese.
>> It's impossible to build such a bottle, but it's easy to get fluid into
>> it.
>I have seen one on televison .. I know it can be built.
>But okay it's very hard to do .. and you have to cheat a little but it can be done.

I still think a glassblower can't make such a bottle in one go, he'll have
to have a mold, a 4-dimentional mold that is. :-)
-- 
        Peter Punk
          \    /
        ---\\\\---
          /    \

No-one ever notices when everything goes right.

> >> >>                       ,-"~"-.
> >> >>                      /  ._.  \
> >> >>                     :  /   \  :
> >> >>                     !  !    : !
> >> >>                     ;  !    ; ;
> >> >>                    /    \  / /
> >> >>                   /      \/ /
> >> >>                  /       /`/
> >> >>                 /       / /\
> >> >>                 |     .`-'  |
> >> >>                 |    .'.'   |
> >> >>                 |    : :    |
> >> >>                 |  ..: :..  |
> >> >>                 |.' .' `. '.|
> >> >>                 `\ '     ` /'
> >> >>                   `--___--'  mn
> >> >I actually collect weird bottles - i would love to have one of theese.
> >> It's impossible to build such a bottle, but it's easy to get fluid into
> >> it.
> >I have seen one on televison .. I know it can be built.
> >But okay it's very hard to do .. and you have to cheat a little but it can be done.
> 
> I still think a glassblower can't make such a bottle in one go

It can't -- I told you you'd have to cheat. It has to be done in more than one go

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