Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 19 May 2003.
Impossible figure
alt.ascii-art
· 6 messages · 19 May 2003 - 23 May 2003
I had a go at some impossible figures and this one turned out the best.
There's a couple of flaws but it still looks okay to me..
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_.--- Ivan Vos Thrys�e spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ > I had a go at some impossible figures and this one turned out the best. > There's a couple of flaws but it still looks okay to me.. > | | | | | '. > '. '. '. .' | | > | | '. | .' / Very nice escher effect. '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ -- ICQ=66618055 : http://asciipr0n.com/fp UPDATED=05/06 YIM=faux_pseudo : Rev: /nirvana/something_live/12_-_Been_a_Son.mp3 I gave you my : Now: /unknown-fix0r/Wipers_-_03_-_Taking_Too_Long.mp3 purity : Fwd: /nirvana/demos/16_-_Polly.mp3
It looks pretty, but I do not see the impossibility of it....
Michele Cerulli
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print it... try to color the front... :) "Michele Cerulli" <cer...@dm.unipi.it> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:bafv3p$3j5$2...@newsserver.unipi.it... > It looks pretty, but I do not see the impossibility of it.... > > Michele Cerulli > > > "Impossible Picture"-+ > | > (Wow I am | > \\\\ flying | > (o O) / above | > ')U(/ the | > // city) | > | > +---+ | > +--+ |^ ^| | > |[[| +--+|^^ | | > |[[|--+ |I || ^^|\\\\| > |[[|]]| | I||^^^|]]]]| > ------------------mc-+ >
In article <bai9n6$973$1...@online.de>, ung�lti...@nowhere.nil says... > >print it... >try to color the front... > Well, have a look below, I explain how I interpreted the picture: _. .-' '. /'. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / _.-=. '. .; / .' .' '-. '.-' | / .' .' '. | '. / | | '. '. | / .' .' '. | '. / | | '. '. | | .' .' '. | '. '. | | | '. | | | | '. | '. '. '. '. | '. | | | | '. | '. '. '. '. | | | | | | | | '. '. '. '. .' | | | | '. | .' / '. '. '. .' | / | | '. / / / '. .'-. '-. .' .' / |.' '-. '-.;.-' / '-. '-. / '-. '-. / .ivt '-. '-. / '-. '-./ _ '-. .' d88PPP '-.' 88P8. `PP Y8L `P8o Y8. Cut Here, _. Imagine that .-' '. the material is not /'. '. rigid, you'll get: / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / _.-=. '. ., / .' .' '-. ',-' `. / .' .' '. `. \ / | | '. `\ `. / .' .' '. `. \ / | | '- `. `. | .' .' :. `\ \. '. | | `. `. `. | | | \ `\ `. '. '. '. `. `. \ | | | `. `. `. '. '. '. \ `\ \. | | | `. `. `. '. '. '. `. `:. `. | | '. \ `\ \ '. '. '. `. `. `. | | '. `. `=,-/' '. .'-. '-. \ ,'_' |.' '-. '-., `>;-' '-. '-. \ '-. '-. \ '-. '-. \ '-. '-> '-. .' .ivt & mc '-.' The object being elastic, you can get: _. .-' '. /'. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / _.-=. '. , / .' .' '-. ', `. / .' .' '. `. \ / | | '. `\ `. / .' .' '. `. \ / | | '- `. `. | .' .' :. `\ \. '. | | `. `. `. | | | \ `\ `. '. '. '. `. `. \ | | | `. `. `. '. '. '. \ `\ \. | | | `. `. `. '. '. '. `. `:. `. | | :. \ `\ \ '. '. `. `. `. `. | | | .ivt & mc `. `+++++ '. < | \ / / | \ `. `.....' _ \ \ | d8888PP | \ | 88Ybp | \ `. d8 Y8 `. \ | Now twist the object `' ]8[ | \ | a little bit and glue `8b | \ `. the two squares Yb \ \ | matching the two d8 | \ | "+++++" sides d8 \ +++++ 8P ) ,' ,' ,8P '....' ,8P ,o8oo8b8P o8' ]88Ybo_ __,oo8P ]8[ `Ybo.____ _____oooooooo8PP""'' J8[ '""""PPPPP""""''''' ' You'll get something like: _. .-' '. /'. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / _.-=. '. ; / .' .' '-. ' | / .' .' '. | '. / | | '. '. | / .' .' '. | '. / | | '. '. | | .' .' '. | '. '. | | | '. | | | | '. | '. '. '. '. | '. | | | | '. | | '. '. '. | | | | | | | | | '. '. '. .' | | | | '. | .' | '. '. '. .' | / | | '. / / ' '. '-. '-. .' .' / | '-. '-.;.-' / '-. '-. ,' '-. '-. / .ivt & mc '-. ''-._-' '-..___.-' Wich is perfectly possible And if we imagine that this is rigid, and maybe made of iron, we can think of the orginal picture: _. .-' '. /'. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / '. '. / _.-=. '. .; / .' .' '-. '.-' | / .' .' '. | '. / | | '. '. | / .' .' '. | '. / | | '. '. | | .' .' '. | '. '. | | | '. | | | | '. | '. '. '. '. | '. | | | | '. | '. '. '. '. | | | | | | | | '. '. '. '. .' | | | | '. | .' / '. '. '. .' | / | | '. / / / '. .'-. '-. .' .' / |.' '-. '-.;.-' / '-. '-. / '-. '-. / .ivt '-. '-. / '-. '-./ '-. .' '-.' In other words, the impossibility of this picture is not given by its shape, but by how it looks combined to what we personally think of it. It is the fact that we think that it is rigid and that it recalls us of a bolt, that makes us feel as if it was impossible....but of course I am saying nothing new, I am just explaining that as at first I didn't think of a "bolt" or something like that, I didn't see the "impossibility" of it. Just to conclude, the fact that you cannot paint the front of it has nothing to do with impossibility of the pucture, just think of the Moebius Strip! Michele Cerulli
On Mon, 19 May 2003 22:40:33 +0200, "Ivan Vos Thrys�e" <iv...@ofir.dk> wrote: >I had a go at some impossible figures and this one turned out the best. >There's a couple of flaws but it still looks okay to me.. > > _. > .-' '. > /'. '. > / '. '. > / '. '. > / '. '. > / '. '. > / '. '. > / _.-=. '. .; > / .' .' '-. '.-' | > / .' .' '. | '. > / | | '. '. | > / .' .' '. | '. > / | | '. '. | > | .' .' '. | '. > '. | | | '. | > | | | '. | '. > '. '. '. | '. | > | | | '. | '. > '. '. '. | | | > | | | | | '. > '. '. '. .' | | > | | '. | .' / > '. '. '. .' | / > | | '. / / / > '. .'-. '-. .' .' / > |.' '-. '-.;.-' / .ivt > '-. '-. / > '-. '-. / > '-. '-. / > '-. '-./ > '-. .' > '-.' Nice :) A repost of the quadwheel _______ __________ _______ /\ \ \ \ / \ \ \ \ / \_______\___________\_______\ /\ / ____ / /\ \ / \ / /\ \ / \ \ / \/_ / \ \_________/ \ \ / / \ \ \ / /\ \ \ / / \ \ \ / / \ \ \ / .-.-. / \ \ / / /\ \ \ _ _ _ _ _ _ / / _ \ \ / \___\_/ / / \ \ \ '-_-_-_-_-. \ / / / \ \ \ / /\ \ / /\ \ \ \ \\`---------\ \ \------\____ \/___/__\---\ \ \--. \`---------/ / /------|______________|---\ \_______\--` `-------_/ / /-------/ /\ \ /----/\ / /--' \ \ _ /_/ \ \/___ / \ \_/ / \ / / \ | | | \ / /\ \ \ / \/______ /| \ | | | \ / / \ \ \ / / / | \ | | | / / /\ \ \/ / /| | \| | |\ / / / \ \ / / / | | | | | \__/ / /____\___\/ / /| | | | | | /\ \ / / \ / / | | | | | |/ \ \/___/\ \ / / | | | | | | \_______\___________\/_______/ | | | | | | / / / / | | | | | |\ / / / / | | | LGB | | | \/_______/___________/_______/ | | | ____| | |_ ____| | |_ `. '.|_| `. `. '.|_| `. `.________`. `._________`. lgbeard
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