POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Geometric puzzle : Re: Geometric puzzle Server Time
5 Sep 2024 07:19:14 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Geometric puzzle  
From: nemesis
Date: 17 Dec 2009 12:12:45
Message: <4b2a668d@news.povray.org>
Invisible escreveu:
>>> Yes, because crude approximations to cylindrical columns look so much 
>>> more photo-realistic than actually cylindrical columns. Oh, wait...
>>
>> Consider what happens if your "approximation" results in 
>> sub-pixel-sized triangles. Then it becomes no more an approximation 
>> than yours does, considering *your* picture is also made out of pixels.
> 
> ...until you have a reflection of the object where the triangles appear 
> bigger. Or a shadow cast in the wrong direction.
> 
> But yeah, sure, I am apparently the only person here who thinks that 
> real curves are superior to faked ones. I'll grant you that one.

I grant you don't know what an integral means.  I'm also aware that you 
long lost reasoning in your will to spill poison.  I also notice you are 
not listening to us in your lone quest...

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