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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 20 Oct 1998.
Re: ASCII challenge =)

Re: ASCII challenge =)

Whatamess wrote:

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> -----------
>
> Here's a rectangle, try to cut it into the least number of pentagons
> possible, and all the angles in the pentagons must be larger or equal to
> 90 degrees.
>
> Also present your answer in ASCII art. =)
>  __  ___  _  _  _  _  __  __
> (  \(  _)( \| )( \| )(  )/ _)
> { O )) _){ ,' }{ ,' } )( \_ \ The City of WHAT!
> (__/(___)(_|\_)(_|\_)(__)(__/ http://home.ust.hk/~bo_cdg/

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| \     / |
|  \   /  |
|   \ /   |
|    *    |
|   / \   |
|  /   \  |
| /     \ |
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If you look at this three-dimensionally, it's a pentagram.  Imagine a
pyramid!

Brigham

P.S.  Do I get a prize?  ;)

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01000010 01110010 01101001 01100111 01101000 01100001 01101101



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Whatamess wrote:
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<br><tt>-----------</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Here's a rectangle, try to cut it into the least number of pentagons</tt>
<br><tt>possible, and all the angles in the pentagons must be larger or
equal to</tt>
<br><tt>90 degrees.</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Also present your answer in ASCII art. =)</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;__&nbsp; ___&nbsp; _&nbsp; _&nbsp; _&nbsp; _&nbsp; __&nbsp;
__</tt>
<br><tt>(&nbsp; \(&nbsp; _)( \| )( \| )(&nbsp; )/ _)</tt>
<br><tt>{ O )) _){ ,' }{ ,' } )( \_ \ The City of WHAT!</tt>
<br><tt>(__/(___)(_|\_)(_|\_)(__)(__/ <a href="http://home.ust.hk/~bo_cdg/">http://home.ust.hk/~bo_cdg/</a></tt></blockquote>
<tt></tt>
<p><br><tt>-----------</tt>
<br><tt>| \&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; / |</tt>
<br><tt>|&nbsp; \&nbsp;&nbsp; /&nbsp; |</tt>
<br><tt>|&nbsp;&nbsp; \ /&nbsp;&nbsp; |</tt>
<br><tt>|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |</tt>
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<br><tt>|&nbsp; /&nbsp;&nbsp; \&nbsp; |</tt>
<br><tt>| /&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \ |</tt>
<br><tt>-----------</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>If you look at this three-dimensionally, it's a pentagram.&nbsp;
Imagine a pyramid!</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Brigham</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>P.S.&nbsp; Do I get a prize?&nbsp; ;)</tt><tt></tt>
<p>--
<br>01000010 01110010 01101001 01100111 01101000 01100001 01101101
<br>&nbsp;</html>


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From: Brigham Cook <bec...@email.byu.edu>
Subject: Re: ASCII challenge =)
Date: 1998/10/20
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