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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 12 Jun 1997.
Re: HyperCube (Diamond Explained)

Re: HyperCube (Diamond Explained)

Carl R. White wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, The Right Rev. Felix Roy Mariposa, Prophet wrote:
> 
> >    Now if anybody mentions the fifth dimension, I will sharpen all 30 edges
> 
> Parallel universes don't exist, and if they did, they'd deny their own
> existance. (I have proof, mail me for it... <g>)
> 
> > of a hypercube until they are razor-sharp, come to your house with it, and
> > insert it in you.
> 
> You can no more insert a 4D object in to me (a 3D object) than you can
> insert me (3D) into the surface of a piece of paper (2D). :D
> 
> BTW, since a 2D object is lacking a dimension, it could physically slice
> me in two (nasty paper cut), and to a 4D object, I also lack a dimension,
> therefore inserting one into me would probably slice it in two!
> 
> Happy wibbling...
> 
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Depends on which is harder, you or the hypercube; and which was moving. 
For instance, you can take a plastic cylinder, and use it to make a hole
in a piece of paper, and you'd get a 3-D thing inserted into a 2-D one
(cylinder moving, paper still).  Or you can take a cylinder, slowly rub
the edge of the paper against it so it gets that cutting effect (the
cylinder would have to be of a soft substance -- say jello) until the
paper slices the cylinder in half, with one half under the paper, and
the other on top -- voila, 2-D thing inserted into a 3-D thing (cylinder
still, paper moving).  But, if you were to just throw the two together,
the cylinder (of plastic, not jello) would probably win.  OTOH, if you
were to throw together a jello cylinder and sheet of plastic, plastic
wins (variation on paper, rock, scissors -- jello, plastic, hypercube :)

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From: Kevin Kreamer <kre...@centraltx.net>
Subject: Re: HyperCube (Diamond Explained)
Date: 1997/06/12
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