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"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmail com> schreef in bericht
news:web.4369f3a9e9e218d9731f01d10@news.povray.org...
> I go with Niven! His description of the mountain is very brief. He says
that
> it is "roughly conical" - nobody would describe a shield volcano as
conical
> except in the strictest possible sense (this is prose, not a mathematical
> definition!). Natives for 100,000 miles around can see the mountain
> clearly, indicating a distinctive, dramatic look. Also, Louis refers to
the
> top as a 'crater' quite early on. I used the mental picture I formed when
I
> first read Ringworld (over 10 years ago) - which was a steep, conical
> volcano like Mt Ngauruhoe in north NZ. This doesn't of course preclude it
> flattening out towards the base - which mine does, to a small degree.
>
I agree, in the sense that it is consistent with the story, and the dramatic
effect is paramount.
> As to whether it's visible - well, now we have the higher-precision
> pov-engine we can find out. Make an atmospheric fog ~50 miles deep and put
> your version of the mountain in it. Then look at it!
>
I did. It is an extremely flat pancake!!!
I shall show an image later on.
Thomas
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