X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,aed89f7a2fcf37e8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: mariposa@ricochet.net (The Right Rev. Felix Roy Mariposa, Prophet) Subject: Re: HyperCube (Diamond Explained) Date: 1997/06/10 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 247605250 References: <339D4F82.1296@garnet.fsu.edu> <339E05CD.5CA6@garnet.fsu.edu> Organization: ULC Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art In article <339E05CD.5CA6@garnet.fsu.edu>, Michael Naylor wrote: > Hehehehe! Time _can_ be viewed as another dimension, and it sometimes > is called "the fourth dimension". However, there is nothing wrong with > assuming more space dimensions than your usual three. > Now, just stretch space in another direction that 90 degrees to the X, > Y, and Z directions (say, the W direction) and you've got the fourth > dimension... or stretch this cube in the W direction and you've got a > hypercube. Well, to continue this thread (and, yes, I know this ain't alt.physics), time IS the fourth dimension, not "can be." The trick is that the separation of Time and Space is an artificial distinction -- physics tells us that Time and Space are two manifestations of the same thing, no different from width, depth or height. And yes, the fourth dimension is 90 degrees off from the other three... If you've followed all that, you should have a headache by now. The problem with this discussion, despite Michael's valiant attempt, is that hypercubes are almost impossible to draw on paper/computer screens. Michael's was a good start, but it takes a 3-D model to best show what we're talking about. > Anyways, hypercubes are fun and make great paperweights, just be careful > not to drop your car keys into them. > > :) > > Michael That's not funny! My cat once thought a hypercube was just another cardboard box -- so he jumped in it to play... no one's heard from him since. If anybody sees him, he's a greyish tabby who answers to the name "Schroedinger." FRM -- Do you hate Spam in your e-mail? Don't just delete it, do something about it! Report incidents of Spam, and get the offender kicked off the net. Do this: 1. Check the header for the REAL domain name that the Spam was sent from -- often Spammers disguise their email address. 2. Send a forward of the Spam to their Postmaster. The Postmaster's address will be "postmaster@[domain name here]". Put the domain name from the header in place of [domain name here]. 3. Any reputable ISP will cancel the Spammer's account immediately. Fight Spam! Join CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email) at http://www.cauce.org/ and tell your Congresspeople how Spam mailings hurt you. Help protect genuine Internet commerce: Outlaw UCE Spamming. (This anti-Spam signature is available rent-free. Use it as your own.) The Right Rev. Felix Roy Mariposa, Prophet mariposa@ricochet.net O- ULC <*>