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14 Jun 2024 20:19:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Old Technology...Trojan Bunny  
From: Renderdog
Date: 21 Apr 2003 10:15:15
Message: <web.3ea3fc05c6a7250cf58667690@news.povray.org>
Shay wrote:
>Out of curiosity, I looked up the last place image in the last round.
>Judging by the number of comments (nine, winner 'Radio Graves' had 12),
>this image made a pretty strong impression for last place. I get the
>idea from a couple of the comments that this idea was taken from a Monty
>Python movie. Even so, it was an interesting idea for a person to select
>for the round. I'm puzzled why Danny Coretti used a grass texture for
>the background. I'm not familiar enough with Brice to know if this can
>happen by accident.

It's quite possible, in keeping with the spirit of "Monty Python and
the Holy Grail," the bad graphics were on purpose. The bunny is clearly
floating over the ground and the stone and grass textures are reused
"incorrectly." A good opportunity was lost to carry the joke further
with some extensive descriptions, but it's still very funny.


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