GrimDude wrote :
> 
> No offense, anyone. I was just remarking on the wording of the original
> post. i.e.
> 
> "This is the mechanism of a cyber(!)-moucharabieh, a device to stop
> the sun's rays from entering a room, with the inner spiral sliding
> inside the outer spiral, allowing to change the aperture of the hole."
> 
> Does "moucharabieh" truly mean it keeps out the suns rays?
> 

Well, a "genuine" moucharabieh is mostly some kind of metallic grid,
with an oriental-ish pattern, found in Arab countries, where sun
hits hard at some hours.  The thing allow _air_ to pass, but stops
part of the light.  In his marvellous "Institute of Arab World", Paris,
the famous architect Jean Nouvel made a reinterpretation of it, in
the form of an array of computer-controlled diaphragms
(www.imarabe.org).

What I am doing is a reinterpretation of his reinterpretation !!

Cheers,
Fabien.

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