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An opaque cylinder (shown below) is suspended in the path of a parallel beam of light, such that its shadow is cast on a screen oriented perpendicular to the direction of the light beam. The cylinder can be reoriented in any direction within the light beam. Under these conditions, which one of the shadows $\mathbf{P}, \mathbf{Q}, \mathbf{R}$, and $\mathbf{S}$ is NOT possible?

  1. $\mathrm{P}$
  2. $\mathrm{Q}$
  3. $\mathrm{R}$
  4. $\mathrm{S}$
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