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Totem wrote:Twi hates theoratical physics. Mind you, Einstein's relativity was viewed as science-fiction as well. This is called progress. Make a theory, and prove it. That is how all of math works pretty much. They didn't found the integrals in a cave or rock. They made the theory(fiction) and then worked on it until they could prove it.

By comparing this to Einstein you're just further proving your complete inability to comprehend science - we already discussed that (*homeopathy* ). Also, if you believe you can explain physics without math... well, you should know what that means.

This is certainly not about physics, it's about illustration.

But the illustration is completely pointless and it does not illustrate M theory. It's a fun science-fiction concept, but selling this as "facts" and "science" is simply disgusting. The guy behind it has no formal education and his "theory" is not discussed in the academia - he's simply selling books to naive people. It's just a marketing ploy.

As a mathematician I'd say he did an ok job.

There was no mathematics in the video, so I don't really see the point of that sentence. Anyway, even if this was a proper representation of string theory (it is not), it STILL would not be a fact, because string theory was not proven - and as for now, it's thought to be impossible to prove.

whether it is science or fiction it's nicely explained with everyday language and turns your brain into crisp in no time

Except it's partially ripped of from Kurt Vonnegut (though I can't remember which book, read too many of them - The Sirens of Titan perhaps?).

Besides, I know Twi how you hate Nyx, I was expecting reaction like this

I don't hate Nyx, I simply think it's a crappy OC. I never even wrote a Nyx-hating comment on ponibooru! But I hate pseudoscience with a pure, burning hatred. This thing you linked to is up there with Time Cube, drinking petroleum and putting vegetables into open wounds (yep, some people do that).

Twilight, what video were you watching? I just read a little comic.

It's not about M theory and it's cleary not about science, it doesn't even claim to do so. It's about dimension, which - for us mathematicians - is nothing more than a property a space can have. It's not even a "theory", it's just a concept.

Look at 4-dimensional Rubik's cubes and stuff like that. Works fine for me. All he does is giving an idea about how more than three dimensions could work out as our brain's imagination is limited to three. More vivid than linear algebra, I can tell you.

P.S.: Terms like "Multiverse" and "Omniverse" are kind of artificial, but "Phase space" is used in correct manner.

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Who will be Gordon Freeman then?

"Understanding the 10th dimension" - a series of pseudo-scientific videos that comic was based upon.
Up to the 4th dimension it's fine, then it becomes retarded. It presents Many Worlds interpretation of quantum physics as a fact, which is a blatant lie because, as the name suggests, it's just one of many possible interpretations. And as far as I know, Many Worlds theory does not claim that the "universes' tree" is another dimension - those alternate universes are separate and have their own dimensions. Also, the comic (and video) claims that your choices and choices of others affect the "splitting" of the universes, which is absurd metaphysical mumbo-jumbo.
Phase Space is not a dimension.
The rest is just horrible babbling.

According to M theory, universe has 1 temporal and 10 spatial (yep, spatial and not "magical time-traveling multiverse" dimensions) dimensions, 7 of which are rolled up into the size so miniscule it can be measured only in Planck lengths. Not so flashy anymore, huh? Probably also not true, because as I am not a physicist I cannot hope to comprehend any of the string theories, so this is probably just gigantic simplification for laymans... But definitely closer to the truth than that insane drooling (also Ockham's razor is in favor of the explanation of dimensions that I know of).

I hate how people lack even the modicum of skepticism and they simply swallow any drivel they hear... And then they must feel cool about themselves, "HURRR I KNOW HOW UNIVERSE LOOKS, NO NEED FOR ME TO STUDY ANYTHING", except they know only bullshit and aids.

Did I mention I treat science very seriously? Bah, I think I'm going to read about alt-med right now, gotta find something about homeopathy and try to save Totem from this superstition...

GUYS

SHUT THE BUCK UP.

MORE PONY, LESS SCIENCE-FICTION PHYSICS. Or at least include a TARDIS in there. And the Doctor. Or Whooves.

Have a chicken riding a dog for a change

Time for a forum haitus as well before i say something someone gonna regret.

Valkyrie wrote:Spam Bucket went away, welcome to M.I.T.!

Who will be Gordon Freeman then?

Gordon Weedman?

I LOVE IT

For those who thought fanfics are bad and evil

Butttt... Buttttt... BUTT... BROTHURRRR!

Kill heretics :<

If someone wanna play some MvM, find me on steam

Deldrin, you need to know about this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/princessluna

brb, registering on reddirt...

http://www.mane6.com/2012/08/bsu-11-palettes-edition.html#more

Which one is your favorite?
I am torn between Derpyshy and Cadenceshy

Golden Rarity and P(inkie) Pie are cool too

Just got back from Polish Fantasy Convent PolCon 2012, and there I met some cosplaying Mane 5 (Applejack was missed in action, she went to eat)

https://i.imgur.com/2ePHh.jpg
I'm on the left, btw.

Cosplays are bad thing in my opinion

This Pinkie looks like she would like to murder my family for sins that the world has done to her.

Rarity looks neat though. Simple and elegant, just as I like.

Is this basically "Yeah, no boy friend for dashie in S3"?

But of course...it will be a girlfriend ^^

Hey lookit! Twi in random pubby games



I dunno why I did this......I blame work for lack of braen