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Julio Chou wrote:
> 
> oooooohh, the Wormholes, where warping around regions of the universe
> would be possible!!! These things would so cool to have around. But too
> bad it is highly unlikely since the least disturbance could make you hit
> the singularity. Actually, you could say ahhh depending on the size of
> the black hole. Say, the ones formed in the center of the GALAXY!!!! You
> can probably last for a couple of hours before the gravitational
> differences between your head and the feet becomes too great for your
> bones and skins to handle. Hey, is it possible to have more dimensions
> then the 4 dimensions we live in?? Well, some have said, these
> dimensions are unobservable if they do exist....oh well. BTW can some
> one explain space-time in a good example??? I get really confused when
> it comes to the defention of this term....*sigh*

The "superstring theory," which scientists and mathematicians are now
attempting to prove, states that there are 26 dimensions, only four of
which we can observe in any direct way.  They also figured out how it is
possible to compress 26 dimensions into four so that the extra 22 are
not noticeable.

So yes, you do have a lot of dimensions to play with.  :)

BTW, today's Washington Post has a wonderful explanation of spacetime
and string theory in the Horizon section - if you don't get the paper
you can probably find it at http://www.washingtonpost.com.

-- 
John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I <figh...@cs.com>

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