02-09-2020, 09:27 AM
It occurred to me to measure the distance of line of sight, because the presence of the calipers suggests there is something to measure. What would it be? Well, it is touching the shore of the water body. So i suggest it is giving dimensions thereof.
Evidently, approx 5km is the furthest distance a human can see another human at sea level.
So, i hypothesize that this is 5km, from the nymph's foot on the rock, to the other nymph's eye. Of course you could just measure the arm, but i think the foot is important, meaning one should be at a lookout point, and the poke in the eye is important, as this is the line of sight idea that gets us the 5km distance. The height could also make a difference in the length measurement, but bear with me while i explore the idea. Here is 10 of these measurements.
Darn, it didn't work out visually as i had hoped.
Well, just imagine that the spaces equal to the other two on the next line, if you are seeing same as me, plus maybe there is room for a bit more to match up with the length of the water body. What I am trying to point out is that attempting this measurement approximates the length of of the body of water in reality. 10x5km is 50km, Lake Garda is 51.9km. Being that it is one of the largest lakes, there are not that many that could be confused with it, not to mention its shape.
Another approximation, then. Lake Garda is approx 3km wide in the northern section. Let us compare this with the measuring fragment.
Ah, i can make it work and not work. Maybe the fragment needs to be cut more toward the other side of the rock and foot, then they would be eye to eye. Each eye is one, arm is three, which matches the width. Not sure how that would affect the 10x measurement. I don't have a functioning image editor at the moment that will do what i want in order to find out. However it is close enough for me to feel like the idea has validity.
This goes in conjunction with being able to see each other. The locations in question would be Riva del Garda, and Malcesine. The latter has a deeper history, seemingly reflected in the imagery, as the castle is built upon the remains of others from centuries past, and is analagous to the rubble around the broken legs of the nymph. The tranparency of the well she stands in means that the port is unprotected, in this case the castle stands on a promontory of sorts.
You can see Riva from Malcesine.
![[Image: c30f1c8eb66bf097a338987eb3732632.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/0f/1c/c30f1c8eb66bf097a338987eb3732632.jpg)
You can't see Malcesine from the northwest corner at the shore, mountain gets in the way, and or it is too far.
![[Image: de2df791682f079f8397226a3ff38bc7_XL.jpg]](https://www.deliciousitaly.com/media/k2/items/cache/de2df791682f079f8397226a3ff38bc7_XL.jpg)
It can be seen from just south of the northwest corner, at that mountain that is in the way, as the foot on the stone suggests.
![[Image: gardasee.jpg?format=2500w]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59c0f01df09ca4d50a15ca23/1541668535171-B0S2D3GTCX2A22Q8PE8O/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFTEgwhRQcX9r3XtU0e50sUUqsxRUqqbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIIIbLZhVYxCRW4BPu10St3TBAUQYVKcW7uEhC96WQdj-SwE5EpM0lAopPba9ZX3O0oeNTVSRxdHAmtcci_6bmVLoSDQq_pb/gardasee.jpg?format=2500w)
Evidently, approx 5km is the furthest distance a human can see another human at sea level.
So, i hypothesize that this is 5km, from the nymph's foot on the rock, to the other nymph's eye. Of course you could just measure the arm, but i think the foot is important, meaning one should be at a lookout point, and the poke in the eye is important, as this is the line of sight idea that gets us the 5km distance. The height could also make a difference in the length measurement, but bear with me while i explore the idea. Here is 10 of these measurements.
Darn, it didn't work out visually as i had hoped.
Well, just imagine that the spaces equal to the other two on the next line, if you are seeing same as me, plus maybe there is room for a bit more to match up with the length of the water body. What I am trying to point out is that attempting this measurement approximates the length of of the body of water in reality. 10x5km is 50km, Lake Garda is 51.9km. Being that it is one of the largest lakes, there are not that many that could be confused with it, not to mention its shape.
Another approximation, then. Lake Garda is approx 3km wide in the northern section. Let us compare this with the measuring fragment.
Ah, i can make it work and not work. Maybe the fragment needs to be cut more toward the other side of the rock and foot, then they would be eye to eye. Each eye is one, arm is three, which matches the width. Not sure how that would affect the 10x measurement. I don't have a functioning image editor at the moment that will do what i want in order to find out. However it is close enough for me to feel like the idea has validity.
This goes in conjunction with being able to see each other. The locations in question would be Riva del Garda, and Malcesine. The latter has a deeper history, seemingly reflected in the imagery, as the castle is built upon the remains of others from centuries past, and is analagous to the rubble around the broken legs of the nymph. The tranparency of the well she stands in means that the port is unprotected, in this case the castle stands on a promontory of sorts.
You can see Riva from Malcesine.
You can't see Malcesine from the northwest corner at the shore, mountain gets in the way, and or it is too far.
It can be seen from just south of the northwest corner, at that mountain that is in the way, as the foot on the stone suggests.