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Old Posted Jan 26, 2012, 10:13 PM
Nowhereman1280 Nowhereman1280 is offline
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Originally Posted by Upward View Post
It's just a matter of perspective. When the 3-dimensional world is compressed down to 2 dimensions, the vantage point determines the apparent distribution of the objects in the picture. The pictures above showing the supposed conical distribution are showing either

1. Only a part of the skyline, where the pattern holds locally

travelpod.com
Uh no, I showed all three major parts of Chicago's skyline each one is a cone independent of the other two parts. Chicago is famous for its "triple peaked" skyline. Also, this holds true from ALL directions you view it from:

The first was from the East.

From the North:

stevendahlman.com

From the West:


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