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#3 2011-01-19 12:16:08
Re: The Fourth Dimension
I don't know much but here's what I think it is:
Well the 0th dimension is a dot (•) and the first is, for each dot a certain amount more dots are added(|) (but there's only one dot to add on to). The second is for each dot a another amount of dots are added (Square). The third is another amount of dots is added to each dot (cube). The fourth (time) has more dots because of each different moment there's a dot, sort of.
Well, it might have something slightly related to part of that.
Meh.
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#5 2011-01-19 14:14:29
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
The fourth dimension is every point between where an object is and where an object will be. More simply, time, but it's a tad more complex.
Right now we are existing on exactly one single point in the fourth dimension constantly moving "forwards" on the fourth plane. The rate of how fast we are moving forwards can be affected by acceleration and other things.
The odd thing is I believe we are all separate points on this plane moving at relatively the same rate, however if you were to accelerate to the speed of light and survive, your rate would become much slower while everyone else speeds ahead, thus you are younger as they get older (they being everything else, even non-living things), thus you travel forwards in time. However there is no known way of going backwards.
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#6 2011-01-19 15:29:19
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Well, technically, we have 4 dimensions we actually know about. These dimensions are basically length, width, depth, and time. So... yeah... time is our 4th dimension.
Although, if we were going to go into string theory, you need 10 dimensions to make it possible, and that does go for about 7 unknown ones. There's probably more than just 4 dimensions, IMO. :3
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#7 2011-01-19 15:33:01
Re: The Fourth Dimension
The fourth dimension is complex, but really, it's just time. If we didn't have time, nothing would happen - think it as a video game on pause. Since we do, we can move, depending on the speed of the fourth dimension. Like a video game, if the lag is slow (time is slow), the game will slow down, like reality.
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#8 2011-01-19 15:36:08
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Or maybe the 4th is just how we perceive time? I mean, depending on how you look at it, time can slow or speed up without you noticing. "Time flies when you're having fun", right?
I've had times where it felt like I just lost hours just by doing something, but I really though it was only minutes.
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#10 2011-01-19 15:46:26
Re: The Fourth Dimension
FlyingHatTrick wrote:
Or maybe the 4th is just how we perceive time? I mean, depending on how you look at it, time can slow or speed up without you noticing. "Time flies when you're having fun", right?
I've had times where it felt like I just lost hours just by doing something, but I really though it was only minutes.
You made me thought of something. Right, you know you said 'time flies when you are having fun, right?' Well, that's a trick in your brain. It's one of our senses. I learned this in a Science lesson: When you are about to have a car crash, everything around you seems like it's slowing down. This is actually your brain warning you of danger, kinda giving you a chance to save yourself before you get smashed. Quite interesting stuff, time... and paradoxes...
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#11 2011-01-19 15:50:24
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
tomicool wrote:
FlyingHatTrick wrote:
Or maybe the 4th is just how we perceive time? I mean, depending on how you look at it, time can slow or speed up without you noticing. "Time flies when you're having fun", right?
I've had times where it felt like I just lost hours just by doing something, but I really though it was only minutes.You made me thought of something. Right, you know you said 'time flies when you are having fun, right?' Well, that's a trick in your brain. It's one of our senses. I learned this in a Science lesson: When you are about to have a car crash, everything around you seems like it's slowing down. This is actually your brain warning you of danger, kinda giving you a chance to save yourself before you get smashed. Quite interesting stuff, time... and paradoxes...
Paradoxes... I like these. Anyways, your fact (which I didn't know actually) kind of made me think about something...
What happens to your reaction time? How can you even save yourself if that happens in the blink of the eye?
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#12 2011-01-19 15:56:31
Re: The Fourth Dimension
FlyingHatTrick wrote:
tomicool wrote:
FlyingHatTrick wrote:
Or maybe the 4th is just how we perceive time? I mean, depending on how you look at it, time can slow or speed up without you noticing. "Time flies when you're having fun", right?
I've had times where it felt like I just lost hours just by doing something, but I really though it was only minutes.You made me thought of something. Right, you know you said 'time flies when you are having fun, right?' Well, that's a trick in your brain. It's one of our senses. I learned this in a Science lesson: When you are about to have a car crash, everything around you seems like it's slowing down. This is actually your brain warning you of danger, kinda giving you a chance to save yourself before you get smashed. Quite interesting stuff, time... and paradoxes...
Paradoxes... I like these. Anyways, your fact (which I didn't know actually) kind of made me think about something...
What happens to your reaction time? How can you even save yourself if that happens in the blink of the eye?
It's one of our key senses - our brains our extremely powerful things, you know. We hardly use the full potential of our brains.
Also, we let of chemicals which make us think sharper and crave danger, like adrenaline.
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#13 2011-01-19 16:10:03
Re: The Fourth Dimension
FlyingHatTrick wrote:
Or maybe the 4th is just how we perceive time? I mean, depending on how you look at it, time can slow or speed up without you noticing. "Time flies when you're having fun", right?
I've had times where it felt like I just lost hours just by doing something, but I really though it was only minutes.
Well, (this doesn't explain the time flies thing) the faster you go the faster you travel through time.
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#14 2011-01-19 17:56:03
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
The 4th dimension is spacetime, not space, nor time, but spacetime.
So when you travel through space, time changes? Makes sense, with the IDL and time zones. 
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#15 2011-01-19 17:57:32
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
werdna123 wrote:
FlyingHatTrick wrote:
Or maybe the 4th is just how we perceive time? I mean, depending on how you look at it, time can slow or speed up without you noticing. "Time flies when you're having fun", right?
I've had times where it felt like I just lost hours just by doing something, but I really though it was only minutes.Well, (this doesn't explain the time flies thing) the faster you go the faster you travel through time.
More exactly, the time travels slower for you, and everything else moves normal speed. Same effect though.
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#16 2011-01-19 18:06:01
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Actually, the 4th dimension is spacetime, so the further you are in space, the more or less you are affected by time? IDK. But a Tesseract can pass through itself, so, maybe a Tesseract resembles two times crossing over on their route in space? Like a wormhole? You travel in space, time changes, you go back, someone is older than you who was the same age.
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#17 2011-01-19 18:17:42
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Scratchthatguys wrote:
Actually, the 4th dimension is spacetime, so the further you are in space, the more or less you are affected by time? IDK. But a Tesseract can pass through itself, so, maybe a Tesseract resembles two times crossing over on their route in space? Like a wormhole? You travel in space, time changes, you go back, someone is older than you who was the same age.
I'm pretty sure spacetime is every point between where an object is and where it will be. Space being where it is, time being, well, the time you determine the point.
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#18 2011-01-19 18:28:33
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Scratchthatguys wrote:
Actually, the 4th dimension is spacetime, so the further you are in space, the more or less you are affected by time? IDK. But a Tesseract can pass through itself, so, maybe a Tesseract resembles two times crossing over on their route in space? Like a wormhole? You travel in space, time changes, you go back, someone is older than you who was the same age.
Doesn't that sound more like a mix of two dimensions? Iunno...
I've been looking at fractals as part of an English course I'm taking, and the interesting thing is that fractals are between dimensions. Can't remember why though...
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#21 2011-01-20 14:33:51
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Look up advanced theory of relativity on wikipedia.
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#22 2011-01-20 14:36:02
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Re: The Fourth Dimension
Scratchthatguys wrote:
Actually, the 4th dimension is spacetime, so the further you are in space, the more or less you are affected by time? IDK. But a Tesseract can pass through itself, so, maybe a Tesseract resembles two times crossing over on their route in space? Like a wormhole? You travel in space, time changes, you go back, someone is older than you who was the same age.
Uh your information is innaccurate.
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