tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125157.post2867575514066674663..comments2023-09-16T02:32:27.765-06:00Comments on Passenger Rail: Contingency Plansmistertrainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06908806266880517883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125157.post-47612736046011984282013-04-04T04:22:48.415-06:002013-04-04T04:22:48.415-06:00Modeling Railroads with Different Geometrical Shap...Modeling Railroads with Different Geometrical Shapes.<br />-------------------<br /><br />http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/railroad<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geometric_shapes<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_game<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game<br /><br /><br />Straight line segments<br />--------------------------------<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_polygon<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbis<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octagon<br /><br /><br />Curved<br />----------<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_triangle<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram<br /><br />Not composed of circular arcs<br />------------------------------------------<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedean_spiral<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroid<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_ellipse<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(geometric_shape)<br /><br />Do you feel by using different types of Geometrical Shapes viz Ellipse, Pentagon, Astroid etc can help in modeling different types of Railroads i.e. aid in actual construction of new rail routes, rail tracks as well as help in constructing railroads toys for the same. <br /><br />Also is it possible to design and develop new computer games and video games modeling new rail routes/tracks ?.<br /><br />Thanks & Regards,<br />Prashant S AkerkarPrashant S Akerkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616868577311692246noreply@blogger.com