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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] inter nlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht
> news:web.47396cd7652ca94ac4e49fa40@news.povray.org...
> >
> > But an Hourglass is a mystical object and the sand is dragged along by the
> > passing of time.
> > I thought that everyone knew that :)
> >
> >
> Ah! We have a nice conundrum here, maybe with a bit of casuistry... :-)
> ... for, maybe, time is dragged along by the flow of the sand through the
> Hourglass!
It could be, it could be indeed.
There is no denying it.
> Now, my solution would be to mount the hourglass in a rotating contraption
> to allow the sand to flow. And don't forget that:
> 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
> All mimsy were the borogoves,
> And the mome raths outgrabe.
>
> Gyre and gimble are the keywords here to build such a contraption as I have
> in mind. Remember also the learned and comprehensive explanation of the
> above by Humpty Dumpty. And finally, look at:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimsy_were_the_Borogoves which tells of a
> haunting short story.
>
>
> Thomas
Beware the vorpal vortex.
Stephen
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From: Allen Dotson
Subject: Re: Timeless Adventures Through Space 2
Date: 14 Nov 2007 13:51:58
Message: <473b43ce@news.povray.org>
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Here is the newest version. Thanks for all the help so far, I think
that changing the wood patterns helped out so much. I probably never
would have thought to do that.
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"Allen Dotson" <all### [at] emailnutscom> wrote in message
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> Here is the newest version.
That looks so much better! Good work.
~Steve~
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Allen Dotson <all### [at] emailnutscom> wrote:
> Here is the newest version. Thanks for all the help so far, I think
> that changing the wood patterns helped out so much. I probably never
> would have thought to do that.
That's nice! The wood veins in the columns seem to imply that they are cut out
of the trunk center, which is unlikely in reality. You should move or rotate
the relevant texture, IMO.
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