[ANSTHRLD] Conflict Check

[Blaise de Cormeilles]

On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 03:36:12PM -0400, tmcd at panix.com wrote:
> Blaise de Cormeilles <blaise at scadian.net> wrote:
> > Nope.  Trident heads are palewise by default, and have radial symmetry
> > along the vertical axis.
> 
> "Radial symmetry"?!  Parker's describes the standard sort of trident I
> was thinking of, along the lines of a fork:
> 
> ^   ^   ^
> |   |   |
> |   |   |
>  \__|__/
> 
> That's bilateral symmetry.  Radial symmetry is for things like
> roundels, suns, and such, "Radial symmetry -- body can be divided body
> can be divided equally in many planes (e.g., jellyfish).".

Sorry, I'm not fully awake -- I'm at work.  I should have simply said
"symmetrical along the vertical axis".

Blaise
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