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31 Jul 2024 12:25:26 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Why left-handed coordinate system?  
From: Warp
Date: 19 Nov 2002 05:33:52
Message: <3dda138f@news.povray.org>
Kaveh <kav### [at] delete_thisfocalimagecom> wrote:
> I find it easier just to use the curled fingers method, not the index
> and third fingers. To get the sense of the z axis, I position the left
> hand such that the four fingers curl from the x to the y axis. Then the
> thumb shows the direction of the z axis.

  That description was very unclear. I did not visualize at all which
direction the thumb is pointing at...

-- 
#macro M(A,N,D,L)plane{-z,-9pigment{mandel L*9translate N color_map{[0rgb x]
[1rgb 9]}scale<D,D*3D>*1e3}rotate y*A*8}#end M(-3<1.206434.28623>70,7)M(
-1<.7438.1795>1,20)M(1<.77595.13699>30,20)M(3<.75923.07145>80,99)// - Warp -


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