The unusual property of photographic holograms is that each tiny fragment contains the gestalt data of the whole. Imagine (for example) something like a holographic plate. If it was shattered, then its crucial information would remain in each and every tiny shard. I know little about the physical science of holography, but I find such concepts fascinating. More than 25 years ago now, I studied as a cognitive psychologist using computer AI (then in its infancy) and scientific analogy as tools in attempts to understand the real mystery of the universe - i.e. the human mind and brain. To this day, the miracle of human memory remains just one of a myriad mysteries that we don't even begin to comprehend. The renowned neurophysiologist, Karl Pribram, was one of the first to propose a 'holographic theory of human memory'. The illogical paradox that research introduces into neurophysiological models of memory is swept aside by Pribram when he argues (by direct analogy from holography) that long term memory in humans is not so much located in a particular region of the brain, but rather the various parts of the brain are able to take bits of information, and construct the whole from these fragments of memory. What has all this got to do with Poser? Probably in this instance, and at this time very little. However, the material room in Poser is undoubtedly the ideal sort of environment where theories can be put forward, and where results may sometimes be enlightening. I have much respect for the experts like ajax and nrudock who command amazing understanding of the mechanisms of the material room. Yet I can still envisage a future where maybe (for example) a logic of boolean operations will determine whether a node in the material room will be instructed to re-attach to itself or to its neighbours (and maybe even change itself in the process) before proceeding. I'm sure such Poser experts will forgive me for thinking that they might soon lose all understanding of even simple node trees. Such is the stuff of the human brain. Whether something akin to a hologram might one day shed light upon itself, remains to be seen.