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From:
Christopher Fahey
To:
IDM
Date:
Fri, 4 Sep 1998 02:05:57 -0400
Subject:
(idm) Spiralmania!
Msg-Id:
<013901bdd7ca$4a3a6af0$b5a5b9d1@eniac.raremedium.com>
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All this infinite record stuff is driving my little brain batty.... (you must view this in a fixed-pitch font) --------------------- A turntable spins this way: /^^^^^^^^\ / \ / \ | /\ | | \/ V \ \ \___ --------------------- A inward-playing groove for a forward spinning turntable looks like this: a) /^^^^^^^\ / /^^^\ \ / / \ \ | | /\ | | | | | | | \ \__/ / / \ / / \____/ / --------------------- A outward-playing groove for a forward spinning turntable looks like this: b) /^^^^^^^\ / /^^^\ \ / / \ \ | | /\ | | | | | | | \ \ \__/ / \ \ / \ \____/ --------------------- To connect the end of a) to the start of b) at the center of the record (and to connect the beginnings on the outside edge) still looks impossible to me without crossing grooves many times. c) /^^^^^^^^^\ / /^^^^\ \ / / /^^^^\^\ \ | | | /\ | | | \ | \_|_/ | | | \ \ \__/ / / \__\______/ / \______/ --------------------- BTW, I'm not even stoned. --------------------- ' - . _ . - ' ^ ' - . _ . - ' ^ ' - . _ . - c h r i s t ø p h e r f ª h e y . _ . - ' ^ ' - . _ . - ' ^ ' - . _ . - ' ^ chris@raremedium.com 2 1 2 - 6 3 4 - 6 9 5 0 x 2 5 8 http://www.raremedium.com - ' ^ ' - . _ . - ' ^ ' - . _ . - ' ^ ' - .