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Imagining the 10th Dimension.
2007-01-01, 2:55 PM #1
Pretty much awesome

Sorry if this is old news or anything.
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2007-01-01, 3:14 PM #2
*head explodes*
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2007-01-01, 3:20 PM #3
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2007-01-01, 3:32 PM #4
My head asplode. Very cool animation, though.
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2007-01-01, 3:55 PM #5
I forgot that I was interested in string theory
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2007-01-01, 4:22 PM #6
About halfway through I was thinking "this is nowhere near the explanation of 10-dimensional strings that was explored in Flatterland". Then at the end it said it wasn't an accepted explanation so all is good.
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2007-01-01, 4:27 PM #7
yup, flatland and its related stories are probably the best way to explain what the universes with more than three spacial dimentions look like.
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2007-01-01, 4:55 PM #8
Haha, cool. Good explanation, but I haven't heard any explanations so I'll keep from accepting this until I've heard alternatives.
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2007-01-01, 5:05 PM #9
The problem is that it doesn't allow more than 3 spatial dimension without giving a reason why. It comes up with a 10-dimensional multiverse simply out of convenience and then says "hey! string theory says there are 10 dimensions, I must be right!".

It may be that there are only 3 spatial dimensions, but the explanation given by the video doesn't pose that limitation so the conclusion can't be justified.
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2007-01-01, 5:29 PM #10
Dude, that's heavy.
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2007-01-01, 5:46 PM #11
This is truly thinking "outside of the box".

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2007-01-01, 5:47 PM #12
there's actually an 11th demension which unified the 5 string theorys called m-theory =).
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2007-01-01, 5:53 PM #13
Is that that stupid one where the higher dimensions are like different possible universes or whatever? That one was annoying and wrong.
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2007-01-01, 5:54 PM #14
Life is a point? haha.
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2007-01-01, 6:13 PM #15
Originally posted by kyle90:
Is that that stupid one where the higher dimensions are like different possible universes or whatever? That one was annoying and wrong.



How can it be wrong if there's absolutely no way to tell if it's real?
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2007-01-01, 6:14 PM #16
Well I thought it was cool.
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2007-01-01, 6:23 PM #17
I missed the point of that video.

Heh.
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2007-01-01, 6:45 PM #18
which sub-branch of string theory said that universes are giant "string planes", such that two of these planes hitting each other caused the big bang, and since their motion is cyclic, it'll happen again, like a cosmic reboot.

or something like that.
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2007-01-01, 7:01 PM #19
That's M-Theory, or Membrane Theory.
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2007-01-01, 7:46 PM #20
Ah, so the M actually stands for something
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2007-01-01, 8:08 PM #21
The string theory sounds like one of those things that should stay a hypothesis for now.
2007-01-01, 8:21 PM #22
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet:
The string theory sounds like one of those things that should stay a hypothesis for now.

Because it makes your god insignificant?

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Kidding. That was pretty cool. Now what about those string theories (superstring?) that suggest 26 dimensions? O_o
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2007-01-01, 10:28 PM #23
wow.......wow........wow.............wow.......

*walks out of room saying 'wow...'*
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2007-01-01, 10:41 PM #24
XKCD to the rescue!
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2007-01-01, 10:44 PM #25
my head asplode
2007-01-03, 1:19 AM #26
I love that xkcd comic >_<
2007-01-03, 10:11 AM #27
Originally posted by Emon:
That was pretty cool. Now what about those string theories (superstring?) that suggest 26 dimensions? O_o


Twenty Six dimensional string theory came about roughly the same time as eleven dimensional. It was later proven that the twenty six dimensions could be collapsed into eleven, so they're essentially the same thing. Eleven dimensional string theory is just simpler.


Simpler. Hahah.. I never thought I'd say String Theory was SIMPLER than anything.
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2007-01-03, 10:53 AM #28
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2007-01-03, 12:38 PM #29
I need the voice of Carl Sagan to narrate this.
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