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29 Jul 2024 00:26:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Interdimensional slices  
From: Nekar Xenos
Date: 28 Jul 2013 04:02:55
Message: <op.w0w9y4oeufxv4h@xena>
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:27:21 +0200, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

> Nekar Xenos <nek### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> I imagined it this way:
>> Imagine a swimming pool with the water surface as a 2d universe. The
>> beings in this universe cannot see anything that is not the water  
>> surface.
>> When you step into the water they perceive first small circular
>> shapes(your toes) merging into a oval shape, etc. The don't see a
>> projection of your 3d body, they see a slice.
>> So I assume that we (3d beings) would only be able to see a 3d slice of  
>> a
>> 4d object.
>
> That would require an actual physical volume that cuts our vision. What
> would that physical volume be?
>
I don't have a clue.
4d water? ;S

-- 
-Nekar Xenos-


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