When parallels meet

Posted by Yanle (Singapore, Singapore) on 17 October 2007 in Cityscape & Urban.

par·al·lel /ˈpærəˌlɛl, -ləl/ –adjective
1. extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging

That's wrong. We have learnt that in perspective, all parallel lines meet and converge into a single point called the vanishing point. Nothing can be truely parallel.

par·al·lel /ˈpærəˌlɛl, -ləl/
2. having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar;

Nothing can be truely parallel.