CERN

At least nobody will be around to set up a Facebook page for Ellie.

Quote: ian_w @ September 5 2008, 4:39 PM BST

I really like that analogy, really nice! Is it your own?

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I borrowed from an old 70s experiment where they created a 2-d world with animals, houses, people. And there was an old turn-of-century novel about a 2-d world of circles visited by a 3-d sphere. It tries to convince them it's 3-d but they only see the sphere as a 2-d circle like themselves. One of the circles breaks out with the sphere into the 3-d world and sees the true nature of its universe and its confines. I transferred the idea over to a painting for some pieces I incorporated into a novel. But the analogy about wind and gravity as having effects from outside a universe's dimensions I bolted in myself.


 

Quote: Aaron @ September 5 2008, 4:48 PM BST

ian's brain is the size of the universe.

TRUFAX.

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Ha!
I just read a lot - more geekiness than anything else. People like Afinkawan probably actually understand the equations that allow for the layman's, real-world explanations I am ingesting.
 

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Ah.
 

Quote: SlagA @ September 5 2008, 4:54 PM BST

I borrowed from an old 70s experiment where they created a 2-d world with animals, houses, people. And there was an old turn-of-century novel about a 2-d world of circles visited by a 3-d sphere. It tries to convince them it's 3-d but they only see the sphere as a 2-d circle like themselves. One of the circles breaks out with the sphere into the 3-d world and sees the true nature of its universe and its confines. I transferred the idea over to a painting for some pieces I incorporated into a novel. But the analogueies about wind and gravity as having effects from outside a universe's dimensions I bolted in myself.

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The Flat Lander novels, lots of mad ideas. A Circle from a 2D world visits a 1D world and people think he's really thin, oh and circuit boards are enormous.

On surviving the Black Hole, the original Duck and Cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK2UZ3YTLIY&feature=related
 

Flat lander - that's it. Cheers, Soot.
 

Quote: SlagA @ September 5 2008, 4:54 PM BST

I borrowed from an old 70s experiment where they created a 2-d world with animals, houses, people. And there was an old turn-of-century novel about a 2-d world of circles visited by a 3-d sphere. It tries to convince them it's 3-d but they only see the sphere as a 2-d circle like themselves. One of the circles breaks out with the sphere into the 3-d world and sees the true nature of its universe and its confines. I transferred the idea over to a painting for some pieces I incorporated into a novel. But the analogy about wind and gravity as having effects from outside a universe's dimensions I bolted in myself.

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Well it makes a great image and it's very thought-provoking. I'd love to read your novel I honestly would. Is it available to read anywhere? Btw, did anything come of it?
 

Yes where is the Slagg novel?

It's got to be better than my follow upto Murder she Wrote.


 

 

Quote: Jonathan21 @ September 5 2008, 12:24 PM BST

This:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM

Is my favourite thing ever.

I can't believe the chances of wiping out all life on earth is as low as 50 million.... statistically that means that switching the thing on is the equivalent of killing 120 people.

Nevertheless, I LOVE this machine.

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Wow, that's not too bad and totally accurate. We could could discover the Grand Unification Theory/Theory of Everything.
 

Quote: Stan Doubt @ September 5 2008, 5:43 PM BST

Wow, that's not too bad and totally accurate. We could could discover the Grand Unification Theory/Theory of Everything.

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And the most exciting thing of all is, just imagine the quality of the rap they could make from that!
 

It looks like CERN is the subject of comedy. This Wednesday a one-off comedy called The Genuine Particle written by Steve Punt which explores the actual possibility that CERN's Large Hadron Collider may result in the invention of time travel.
 

It would be quite nice if that black hole only ate Switzerland, because I'd have a perfect view over the Mediterranean Sea then. The rent for my flat would probably go up, though...
 

Quote: Ian Wolf @ September 5 2008, 7:28 PM BST

It looks like CERN is the subject of comedy. This Wednesday a one-off comedy called The Genuine Particle written by Steve Punt which explores the actual possibility that CERN's Large Hadron Collider may result in the invention of time travel.

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Oooo, now that I do approve of... But is the risk of killing every last one of us good enough? I mean, the French do die first...
 

to Sooty's new book. I look forward to reading it...perhaps with a paper bag hiding the books cover.