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further dimensions--serious satire?

Submitted by Anne Dalke on Mon, 10/08/2007 - 9:36pm.

In case you're interested in knowing more about two-dimensional sex--
please consult Rachel and Madi!

Also...in the spirit of exploring further dimensions, you might be interested to know about a new theory for the origin of the universe:

According to this view, electrons, quarks, and all the other elementary particles in the universe behave as point particles when observed at a distance, but each is actually composed of tiny loops or strings of energy. The different vibrations of a string, like the different notes that can be plucked on a violin, correspond to different particles....Each string vibrates in a space-time that has 11 dimensions....The newest twist on string theory, dubbed M theory, allows for more-complex objects: surfaces rather than just strings. These surfaces are known as membranes, or just branes....In this construct, our cosmos could have plenty of company. Other would-be universes—also represented by branes—may be floating" through these other dimensions.

The world we are living in is similar to Flatland. This is serious satire, indeed.

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