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- | basically, it appears that thanks to the popularisation of the eleventh dimension, a rock climbing physicist' | + | basically, it appears that thanks to the popularisation of the eleventh dimension, a rock climbing physicist' |
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==== The [Latest] Theory of Everything. ==== | ==== The [Latest] Theory of Everything. ==== | ||
Yep, its sorted now. We apparently understand more or less everything | Yep, its sorted now. We apparently understand more or less everything | ||
about where the universe began, what started it, and what's in it. It | about where the universe began, what started it, and what's in it. It | ||
- | turns out we live in a lumpy multiversal sea of where bubble-like | + | turns out we live in a lumpy multiversal sea where bubble-like |
universes are thrown into each other like tidal waves. | universes are thrown into each other like tidal waves. | ||
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calculated to be infinitely long, yet extremely narrow in width - an | calculated to be infinitely long, yet extremely narrow in width - an | ||
estimated trillionth of a millimetre wide (and thus imperceptible). The | estimated trillionth of a millimetre wide (and thus imperceptible). The | ||
- | laws of physics as we no then would likely not operate in this | + | laws of physics as we know them would likely not operate in this |
dimension. | dimension. | ||
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tiny invisible strings were changing. They stretched and they combined. | tiny invisible strings were changing. They stretched and they combined. | ||
The astonishing conclusion was that all the matter in the Universe was | The astonishing conclusion was that all the matter in the Universe was | ||
- | connected to one vast structure: a membrane. In effect our entire | + | connected to one vast structure: a membrane. In effect, our entire |
Universe is a membrane. The quest to explain everything in the Universe | Universe is a membrane. The quest to explain everything in the Universe | ||
could begin again and at its heart would be this new theory. Membrane | could begin again and at its heart would be this new theory. Membrane | ||
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While all of this took place a rock-climbing physicist from Harvard | While all of this took place a rock-climbing physicist from Harvard | ||
University - Lisa Randall - had been greatly troubled by one of our | University - Lisa Randall - had been greatly troubled by one of our | ||
- | physical forces; gravity. | + | physical forces: gravity. |
comparatively weak, when compared with other physical forces? Though | comparatively weak, when compared with other physical forces? Though | ||
- | intuitively gravity seems rather strong - it fixes us to the planet , | + | intuitively gravity seems rather strong - it fixes us to the planet, |
for instance - it is in fact surprisingly weak. Despite the force of | for instance - it is in fact surprisingly weak. Despite the force of | ||
the sum of the Earth' | the sum of the Earth' | ||
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she started to consider a bizarre proposition. | she started to consider a bizarre proposition. | ||
leaking from our universe into one of our more unusual dimensions, | leaking from our universe into one of our more unusual dimensions, | ||
- | could gravity be instead **originate** | + | could gravity be instead **originate** from a different membrane, |
elsewhere, and be leaking into our universe? | elsewhere, and be leaking into our universe? | ||
come from a parallel universe? | come from a parallel universe? | ||
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occasionally membranes would collide. | occasionally membranes would collide. | ||
dimension would behave in much the same way as massive turbulent waves, | dimension would behave in much the same way as massive turbulent waves, | ||
- | occasionally banging into each other, creating | + | occasionally banging into each other, creating |
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The singularity had disappeared and it had taken them just under an | The singularity had disappeared and it had taken them just under an | ||
- | hour. If it computed it laster | + | hour. If it computed it later experiments, |
able to explain everything in the Universe. | able to explain everything in the Universe. | ||