26-January-2004, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ZaphodBeeblebrox
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Originally Posted by Taibak
Taking this a step further, approximating the expanding universe as the surface of a balloon works fine - in *two dimensions.* The catch is, the universe is *at least four dimensions.* It is physically impossible for the human mind to visualize a four-dimensional object. Our brains just aren't wired that way.
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I don't know, I've always been able to, Heck one time I even built a Three-Dimensional Representation of a Hyper-Cube, for Laughs.
The trick, if one can call it that, is simple; The Human Brain can be forced into accepting this stuff, using one of Three Methods:
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1. Dimensional Removal
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All of which, are Two-Dimensional Representations of Cubes, just do the Same Thing in Three-Dimensions, to Represent a Four-Dimensional, or Hyper-Cube. |
Ah... but can you picture it *folded?* 8)
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