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<DIV class=RTE>I've been pondering this for some time - apologies if this has been covered before:</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Can anyone tell me, why, when Japanese television news/current affairs/financial news programs wish to present something graphically, a physical, rather than a computer model is very often used?</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>I haven't lived in Japan for 18 months, so I'm not certain this is still usual practice. However, a typical example of this would be the reconstructions of the September 11th attacks, made with physical model airplanes on a rod, and a cardboard manhattan/world trade centre, etc.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Any thoughts on why this is done, rather than producing simulations, graphs with a computer?</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Tom</DIV></DIV></div></html>