08-03-2010, 06:28 PM
Fans of the Amiga computer might remember this:
![[Image: boingballdemo.jpg]](http://raceways.free.fr/_Amiga/amiga_history/boingballdemo.jpg)
We can also see an example of a marble or ball in front of a gridded background:
![[Image: twospheres_tent.png]](http://rise.sourceforge.net/images/twospheres_tent.png)
The picture could also be a 2D representation of a depression, crater, or bowl going below a surface:
![[Image: coverphoto.jpg]](http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2832/images/coverphoto.jpg)
Or lines of force or radiation or physical traces for energy flow:
![[Image: gerber-traces-and-pads.jpg]](http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/gerber-traces-and-pads.jpg)
![[Image: cm9-12.jpg]](http://www.ultratechnology.com/cm9-12.jpg)
I keep wondering if, as in Contact, we're supposed to figure out how to build something from these diagrams.
We can also see an example of a marble or ball in front of a gridded background:
The picture could also be a 2D representation of a depression, crater, or bowl going below a surface:
Or lines of force or radiation or physical traces for energy flow:
I keep wondering if, as in Contact, we're supposed to figure out how to build something from these diagrams.