ScienceCasts: Space-Time Vortex

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NASA has announced the results of an epic physics experiment which confirms the reality of a space-time vortex around our planet.

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[ThanksIfYourReadIt]

In case you faild here is a spoiler.

From a 3D standpoint you would see the sphere simply collapse into the center in an unlinear fasion.

The rest of the folding happens in the Fourth dimension as mentioned in the video it is a 4 Dimensinal phenomena.

Sadlly our brain is conditioned in 3Dimensional "imagining".

So biologically you are unable to render 4D in your imagination or precive that trough your eyes since imagining happens in the brain.

You need additional organs (brain cells) to do this.

[ThanksIfYourReadIt]

In order to "visualize" this vortex of sort.

First: imagine a circular paper. (like a thin disc)

Second: imagine you fold each end into the center of the circle as if you would wrap something in it. (note that circle has infiniteish ends/corners)

Third: (in case you pulled off the second) Imagine that there is a sphere (like a beach ball) And you fold it's layer the same way like in the second part into it's center. (also note that the layer have infinite points to start the folding).

Good luck.

[matt223460]

Imagine all the Whovians freaking out about a Time Vortex...xD

[Elisha Flack]

Space under grows a push of energy so currently the only thing is the dens matter. Such as planets our absorbers of that say energy they wont tell u space is format For living condition webos

[cielty]

Wow whats is the space time vortex

[blaiddroog]

sounds as reasonable as anything I've ever imagined. If you look at the world around yourself you become aware that most hewmonz don't really have two brain cells to rub together. Therefore our knowledge had to come from a more advanced species than ours.

[iisthphir]

no, its a silly inaccurate, misleading visualisation, i have always disliked it. You could visualise it as a spherical density cloud increasing exponentially in magnitute toward the center. instead of a sloped surface on which things seek the lower state of potential energy the density must represent areas of lower potential energy (higher gravitic attraction) or inversely the density of space-time as a function of 'space' in an abstract sense.

[DoYouFeelLucky]

Have a look at my uploaded playlist 'The Alan Watts Series' on my channel. Just ideas to enjoy. I hope you'd enjoy anyhow. Peace, friend.

[DoYouFeelLucky]

Haha, that's because it is. Scientific investigation will never come up with answers like that because it can't. By it's very nature science is the Universe investigating itself (via beings like us). How can a self understand itself by investigating it's house? It's incredibly interesting and useful and all the rest, but it's not going to produce real deep understanding. Logical intuition is all you have for that. But the way you arrive at your own intuitions is your game :)

[Kaleb Allen]

Okay, that makes sense. Although that seems moderately intuitive, in my opinion.

[DoYouFeelLucky]

It doesn't mean anything other than perception is completely relative. The difference in time passge on earth is only relative to other parts of space-time. If you go to any other parts of space-time the rate of change will alter in other places, relative to you, but your perception of the passage of time etc would be exactly the same. Perception is relative because space, time, matter and everything are one thing and we're all It (fundamental existence/reality itself). *Everything* is relative.