Orientation Problems in 2d

[thigle]

Rob you cool dude :wink:

[Russ1953]

A being could hide in the 2nd dimension, exit to forage, then return. This would take the external pressures that the 3rd dimension places on them called time acceleration. This would give them an added longetivity and they could not be followed. The 2nd dimension has no space nor time/location only proximity of entry and return. They would not ever be in the same place they entered or exited only enveloped.

[PWrong]

This would take the external pressures that the 3rd dimension places on them called time acceleration.

For a 3D being to hide in 2D would require an infinite amount of pressure, to crush you into something infinitely flat.

The 2nd dimension has no space nor time/location

Of course it does. 2 dimensions of space, and one of time. Otherwise it wouldn't be called the 2nd dimension, would it?

[papernuke]

Height isn't a dimension.

How? I was in the geometry chapter in my math book in fifth grade (last year), and we had to find the area of an object, which was length times heighth times breadth (they called it width). So isn't highth a dimension, and if it weren't, then how could we be tall? With hight?

[PWrong]

we had to find the area of an object, which was length times heighth times breadth (they called it width).

Do you mean volume?

So isn't highth a dimension, and if it weren't, then how could we be tall? With hight?

Height is a measure of a dimension, like length and width. It's just a way of saying how big something is in a given direction. Technically there is no mathematical definition of "a dimension". You can only talk about "the dimension" of a given space. So the dimension of our universe is 3.

When you talk about up, forwards and right, that's called a basis for 3D space. Another basis is North, West and up. The dimension of a space is defined as the number of things in your basis.

[Apeironian]

curiously I've not seen this adressed yet.

I think however that an n-onian in finding himself in the intersection of 2 n-spaces wouldn't notice the existence of the other n-space, simply since his senses are stuck in his own n-space.
Just in case an funny n+1-onian forces the n-onian into the other n-space he might shift from one n-space into another, but this can also be done of course when the n-spaces don't interact in n+1-space.

This is taken us into the existence of parrallel universae, which might as well intersect. And of course some n-onian might create a passage, the tv-(?)series "sliders" is based upon this idea.

By definition, parallel universes do not intersect.

What about skew universes in the n+2th dimention?

[Apeironian]

Fine.

Nilonian (?)
Mononian
Dionian
Trionian
Teronian
Pentonian
Hexonian (?)
Seponian (?)
Octonian
Nononian
Deconian
Decmononian
...
Centonian (?)
...
Milonian (?)
...
Infinonian (?)

[Hugh]

By definition, parallel universes do not intersect.

I think Aale meant "other" universes in the same sense as what "Sliders" was based on.

It's interesting to think about two intersecting 3D universes in 4D space and the consequences of that...