At 11:05 AM 12/14/02 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Plato was an ancient philosopher who has greatly influenced the way men have explained the meaning of life through the centuries. One of the surprising ideas he presented was that somewhere in heaven THERE IS A PERFECT FORM OF EVERYTHING HERE ON EARTH. Every artist or designer therefore is simply attempting to reproduce that perfect form in their particular specimen. A chair is an imperfect imitation of the perfect chair that exists in heaven.Absolute total B.S. The perfect chair for a four foot seven inch tall hunchback is going to be different than the perfect chair for a seven foot four inch tall NBA basket ball player that has more money than ghod and wants to show off on how expensive his furnishings can be.
But then the 140cm� hunchback and the 224 cm� basketball player are both imperfect reproductions of the perfect male body, which the perfect chair is perfect for, of course . . .
(�For Alberto, of course. Though it really doesn't make as nice a pattern as 55-inch and 88-inch . . .)
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon.
I never dreamed that I would see the last.
--Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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