Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Oct 1998.
ASCII challenge =)
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· 8 messages · 20 Oct 1998 - 24 Oct 1998
Whatamess wrote: > ----------- > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > ----------- > > 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/ ----------- | \ / | | \ / | | \ / | | * | | / \ | | / \ | | / \ | ----------- If you look at this three-dimensionally, it's a pentagram. Imagine a pyramid! Brigham P.S. Do I get a prize? ;) -- 01000010 01110010 01101001 01100111 01101000 01100001 01101101 <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Whatamess wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>-----------</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <br><tt>| |</tt> <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> __ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __</tt> <br><tt>( \( _)( \| )( \| )( )/ _)</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>| \ / |</tt> <br><tt>| \ / |</tt> <br><tt>| \ / |</tt> <br><tt>| * |</tt> <br><tt>| / \ |</tt> <br><tt>| / \ |</tt> <br><tt>| / \ |</tt> <br><tt>-----------</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>If you look at this three-dimensionally, it's a pentagram. Imagine a pyramid!</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Brigham</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>P.S. Do I get a prize? ;)</tt><tt></tt> <p>-- <br>01000010 01110010 01101001 01100111 01101000 01100001 01101101 <br> </html>
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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/
On Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:18:59 +0800, Whatamess <bo_...@stu.ust.hk> wrote: > >----------- >| | >| | >| | >| | >| | >| | >| | >----------- > >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. =) Errrm... Here's my solution (one out of many): *---------* | | | | | | *----*----* | | | | | | *---------* "*"-s = vertices. Well, 180 degrees > 90 degrees... :-)) (There's also a trivial solution when we add only one vertex, like *---*-----* | | | | *---------* , but it's done without any cutting.) Now come and bite me... :)) regards, Gergely.
Brigham Cook <bec...@email.byu.edu> writes: > <html> > <p><tt>P.S. Do I get a prize? ;)</tt><tt></tt> > <br> </html> No, you get a proper newsreader hopefully ;-) H H T T M M L L _,-'`-._ _,-'`-._ | | ,| ,| -- | | _ \___ dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk | www.dmriley.demon.co.uk/ ___/ _ |=| |:-)|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|:-)| |=| |:| |___| "I should be tired, I'm already wired, -Hawkwind |___| |:| |_| /:::\ ain't felt this good for an hour." "motorhead" /:::\ |_|
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? I am really not very clear on what I am doing here, but this is my try?
-Sarah
On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Brigham Cook wrote: > ----------- > | \ / | > | \ / | > | \ / | > | * | > | / \ | > | / \ | > | / \ | > ----------- *LOL* creative answer you get there, but I was talking about 2 dimensional only. ALso you can't fulfill the criteria because there are some angles on the pentagon being smaller than 90 degrees. =) Try again. ^_^ __ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ ( \( _)( \| )( \| )( )/ _) { O )) _){ ,' }{ ,' } )( \_ \ The City of WHAT! (__/(___)(_|\_)(_|\_)(__)(__/ http://home.ust.hk/~bo_cdg/
BTW.... I will post the answer on... ermm.... lets make it November 1st.
=) hey someone remind me on that day. =D
__ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __
( \( _)( \| )( \| )( )/ _)
{ O )) _){ ,' }{ ,' } )( \_ \ The City of WHAT!
(__/(___)(_|\_)(_|\_)(__)(__/ http://home.ust.hk/~bo_cdg/
On Thu, 22 Oct 1998 04:09:56 -0600, "Sarah Day" <med...@micron.net> wrote: >----------- >| | | >| | | >| | | >|----+----| >| | | >| | | >| | | >----------- >? I am really not very clear on what I am doing here, Nor are we. > but this is my try? > -Sarah You're always trying Sarah...very trying! <giggles> However you do continue to repeatedly set yourself up as a real patsy! And after all your experience posting to newsgroups over these last weeks! Phew! HeHeHe. <uncontrollable fit of the giggles...oops, splutter>. Gotta find my hanky...quick! HeHeHe. .--. .--. / \/ \ | .-. .-. \ |/_ |/_ | \ || `\|| `\| `----. |\0_/ \0_/ --, \_ .--"""""-. / . (` \ `-. / \-----'-. )`. \ \ \ () () / \ /`\ \ | ( # | .-' | \ \ ~---~ | / ; `-.___ ___ .-.`.---.| \ \| ``-..___,.-'`\| / / / | `\ ` \| ,`/ / / , / ` |\ / / |\/ HeHeHe!!! , .'`-; ' \/ , |\-' .' , .-'` .-|\--;`` .-' |\.' ( `"'-.|\ (___,.--'`' `-. `"` _.--' `. _.-'`-. `''---''``after `. jgs . )`. / \ ( {| ~---~ . )`. / \ ( o | ~---~ . )`. / \ . ( {| )`. ~---~ . / \ )`. ( # | / \ ~---~ ( o | ~---~ Toodles,
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