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Re: The shape of the universe
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lugnet.space
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Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:36:26 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Andrew Engstrom wrote:
> Hey all
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> I saw an article on the msn homepage today on the shape of the universe. It
> looked pretty cool, so I thought I'd post it. I linked to the original material
> on space.com so the link wouldn't dry up on me.
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> http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/universe_soccer_031008.html
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> Enjoy!
> Andrew
quote:
"Imagine a sheet of paper with the left and right edges rolled toward one
another to make a cylinder, Weeks suggests. Suppose you could shrink and stand
on the paper. Start at the seam and walk west in a straight line.
'Nothing funny happens along the way.' Weeks says. 'Then lo-and-behold you're
back at the starting point and surprised to be there.'
Now if you could roll the sheet of paper in two directions -- without the
inevitable crumpling -- so that things moving off the top would appear at the
bottom, then you'd have created a universe much like the one Weeks and his
colleagues imagine."
Funny, sounds a lot like the "Kings Quest[1]" universe to me. :)
-Alfred
[1] I had a PCjr in Jr High. That was a favorite among me and my cousins.
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