On 21 May 2001 07:04:52 -0400, Warp wrote:
>Vahur Krouverk <vkr### [at] comtradeee> wrote:
>: #macro a(l)cylinder{0,y*l,.5 2pigment{rgb 2-3*x}normal{bozo.2scale.1}
>: #end#macro b(d)translate d#end blob{a(5.65)rotate z*-45}a(2.83)rotate
>: z*45b(x*4)}a(4)b(x/2)}a(4)b(x*2)}b(-2+z*7)}light_source{-9color-2}//VK
>
>  I seem to have this obsession of making other people's signatures
>shorter. I just can't resist the temptation :)
>  Well, here it is (the normal pattern is different, but I don't think
>you'll mind):
>
>#macro a(l,R,d)cylinder{0,y*l,.5,2rotate z*R translate x*
>d-2+z*7}#end blob{a(5.65,-45,0)a(2.83,45,4)a(4,0,.5)a(4,0
>,2)pigment{rgb x}normal{granite.3}}light_source{-9rgb 2}//VK

I have that problem, too.  Here's a couple characters shorter, with the 
extra mind-numbing quality of the "l.5" string.

#macro a(l,R,d)cylinder{0y*l.5,2rotate 45*R translate<d
0,7>-2}#end blob{a(5.65,-z,0)a(2.83z,4)a(4,0,.5)a(4,0//  VK
2)pigment{red 1}normal{granite.3}}light_source{-9rgb 2}

-- 
#macro R(L P)sphere{L F}cylinder{L P F}#end#macro P(V)merge{R(z+a z)R(-z a-z)R(a
-z-z-z a+z)torus{1F clipped_by{plane{a 0}}}translate V}#end#macro Z(a F T)merge{
P(z+a)P(z-a)R(-z-z-x a)pigment{rgbf 1}hollow interior{media{emission 3-T}}}#end 
Z(-x-x.2x)camera{location z*-10rotate x*90normal{bumps.02scale.05}}

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