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Essentially, They're saying that the universe may just be a giant
hologram. Weird.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.300-our-world-may-be-a-giant-hologram.html
Tiny'd in case that doesn't translate well in the newsreader:
http://tinyurl.com/8ah9az
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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics is just plain weird.
Date: 16 Jan 2009 10:25:16
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"He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five
dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking
place on the four-dimensional boundary."
Seriously, *why* would you try to show that?? o_O
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Invisible wrote:
> "He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five
> dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking
> place on the four-dimensional boundary."
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> Seriously, *why* would you try to show that?? o_O
Because we live in a four-dimensional universe which might be the boundary
of a five-dimensional space with negative curvature? (I wonder if he figured
out how to detect the curvature from inside the boundary.)
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From: somebody
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics is just plain weird.
Date: 16 Jan 2009 13:29:38
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
news:4970a6dc@news.povray.org...
> "He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five
> dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking
> place on the four-dimensional boundary."
> Seriously, *why* would you try to show that?? o_O
Because you seek funding from Procter & Gamble.
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somebody wrote:
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> Because you seek funding from Procter & Gamble.
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LOL. I think the pringle chip description is trying to describe some
sort of saddle shape (I forget the mathematical name) in terms that a
layman can understand.
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics is just plain weird.
Date: 16 Jan 2009 14:46:20
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Invisible wrote:
> "He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five
> dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking
> place on the four-dimensional boundary."
Mmm Pringles.
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From: somebody
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics is just plain weird.
Date: 16 Jan 2009 14:51:30
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"Mike Raiford" <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote
> somebody wrote:
> > Because you seek funding from Procter & Gamble.
> in terms that a layman can understand.
If that were the case, Doritos would have been the better choice...
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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics is just plain weird.
Date: 16 Jan 2009 15:32:54
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> sort of saddle shape (I forget the mathematical name) in terms that a
"Negative curvature"
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From: Patrick Elliott
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics is just plain weird.
Date: 16 Jan 2009 22:15:24
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Invisible wrote:
> "He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five
> dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking
> place on the four-dimensional boundary."
>
> Seriously, *why* would you try to show that?? o_O
Could be worse. It might have been a donut, then we would get all sorts
of "Homer Simpson eats the universe" jokes...
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From: nemesis
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Date: 19 Jan 2009 12:24:47
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Mike Raiford escreveu:
> Essentially, They're saying that the universe may just be a giant
> hologram. Weird.
>
>
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.300-our-world-may-be-a-giant-hologram.html
Cool article. Nothing but holograms... perhaps on a credit card... :P
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