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Article #1335Re: DAMN, THAT'S COOL! (Help a fellow geek)
From: Erik Max Francis
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00
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Jeffery Young wrote:
> I know the math, but the physical explanation doesn't sit with me.
The physical explanation is the distinction between mathematical surface
area and volume and realistic surface area and volume, when it comes to
painting a surface or filling a volume with paint.
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