The 4th dimension.

[Inv3rted]

GOD loving DAMNIT. The fourth dimension is not always referred to as time. Stop saying so.

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[Azimuth]

GOD loving DAMNIT. The fourth dimension is not always referred to as time. Stop saying so.

but it is

[Inv3rted]

but it is

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[Niliscro]

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And you guys didn't listen to me when I asked it it was the spatial or mathematical 4th dimension we were talking about :C

[Riot]

a 3d object cant survive in a 2d universe, but a 2d object can survive in a 3d universe, i dont even know what  the 4th and 1st dimension looks like

[yuki]

a 3d object cant survive in a 2d universe, but a 2d object can survive in a 3d universe, i dont even know what  the 4th and 1st dimension looks like

Everything you said here doesn't make sense.

[Ladios]

One major thing that I dont like is how people claim a single point to not have dimensions. I disagree, while dimensions by definition is a scalar quantity in specific directions, if you add time, that doesnt move in a direction. Existance itself is a scalar quantity limited at 1 where something exists. As such if you include time itself as a dimension, you must include existance. Therefore we now reside in the fourth dimension and pass through the fifth which has assumed the role of time.


I am too lazy to idiotproof my statement right now so I know some person is going to try to contradict me with some stupid logic or high-school level physics and self-righteousness.

[Riot]

we are traveling in time every second there for time travel is 100% possible because you are witnesing it every moment

[goobler402]

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you people need to stop making in fun of bill o reilly and glenn beck

[Sheezy]

we are traveling in time every second there for time travel is 100% possible because you are witnesing it every moment

dude thats like saying we have the ability to levitate and move however we want on the Z axis because we can fall.

[Rughugger]

Time is a concept made by man. To say that the 4th dimension is time is wrong because dimensions existed long before man has.

[Riot]

time is a flat surface 2D dimension

[Olinaj]

I remember reading (I think it was in a brief history of time) that in the fourth dimension, you see your entire life span before you all at the same time, or something like that.

[Wedge]

I'm going to go break my own rule about trying to avoid talking about stuff I don't know anything about now, although judging from previous posts, I won't be alone, unless the entire forum is composed of MIT professors.

I recently read Flatland, and if you're talking about a 4th visual spatial dimension then it's quite possible that it is there (along with any number of other visual spatial dimensions). The 4th dimension is perpendicular to the 3rd dimension. We either don't have the eyes built to see them, the brains that can interpret them, we're not in the right place to observe them or our universe is just not built that way.

However, you should still consult your nearest trans-dimensional being for further guidance. Baring that, walking up 4 dimensional staircase or staring at an Escher painting long enough should suffice. Consuming hallucinogenic drugs (in the name of science of course) may accelerate the process. If you're really desperate you could try emailing a mathematician who is focused in the field.

EDIT: changed visual to spatial (forget you snackbar)