Jan 08, 2006 16:19
I figured it out!
You are inside something when you have a ceiling/roof over your head, correct?
So, you can be inside a car or inside a bus stop (if said bus stop has a roof over your head).
But, what if you are parking your car within a parking lot? Are you inside the parking lot? No! You are merely *within* the parking lot. The parking lot has nothing over your head, so you cannot be inside of it. (Keep in mind, this is a parking lot, *not* a parking garage.)
Same goes for if you are in a box: If the top is closed, so there is something over your head, you are inside the box; If the top is open, so there is nothing over your head, you are just *in* the box.
The rules:
Has Something Above Head (Walls not Necessary): Inside (Object)
Has Walls but Nothing Above Head: In (Object)
Has No Walls and Nothing Above Head: Within (Object)
Got it? Good.
Now, everyone back to work!
[EDITED FOR RULE CHANGES]