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

Re: Illusions and impossible things :)

Veronica Karlsson (dre...@on.spammer) wrote:
: Tom Harvey wrote:
: > 
: > In article <345...@on.spammer>, Veronica Karlsson
: > <dre...@on.spammer> writes
: > >
: > >> Is that a clearer explanation? ;-)
: > >
: > >I understand what you are trying to say but I claim you are wrong. The
: > >picture of the three blocks is quite possible.
: > >
: > 
: > I think we are going to have to agree to disagree on this one :-(
: > I still think that it is not possible. I think that the over
: > simplification that the ascii rendition has forced on it has made it
: > ambiguous.
: > 
: > I sat and stared at your lengthy explanation last night and thought,
: > 'yes it is possible... no it isn't... yes it is... no it isn't...'
: > 
: > I suppose that is what illusion is all about :-)
: 
: I went out and bought myself some cubes (well, almost cubes) and _built_
: this mysterious object. Then I took these pictures of them from five
: different angles:
: 
: http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube1.gif
: http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube2.gif
: http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube3.gif
: http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube4.gif
: http://jota.sm.luth.se/~e93-vkn/pics/ascii/cube5.gif

a little... obsessive???

-mel
 
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From: jru...@thunder.temple.edu (Joann Russo)
Subject: Re: Illusions and impossible things :)
Date: 1997/10/26
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