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  • B benjymous

    universe-shaped, I'd guess :-D -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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    Martin Ziacek
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    benjymous wrote: I'm turning into a grapefruit! I thought it would be a grapefruit like shape. ;)

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      What is the shape of the universe? - SONORK ID 100.17421 : b0nu$ -

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      Undoubtedly Extremely odd with knobbly bits. Filip

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      • M Martin Ziacek

        benjymous wrote: I'm turning into a grapefruit! I thought it would be a grapefruit like shape. ;)

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        benjymous
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        Wouldn't that make grapefruits universe-shaped? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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          Wouldn't that make grapefruits universe-shaped? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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          Martin Ziacek
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          Actually yes, it's just not known. And there is no universe at all, it's just pretty huge grapefruit and we are living inside it.

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            What is the shape of the universe? - SONORK ID 100.17421 : b0nu$ -

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            ColinDavies
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            - Emanuele - wrote: What is the shape of the universe? Its well known by the "experts" to be a snub enagon with finite vertices and a dual. Regardz Colin J Davies

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              I don't know its shape, but there is a restaurant at the end of it http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/0345391810.html -- Looking for a new screen-saver? Try FOYD: http://digilander.iol.it/FOYD

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                Undoubtedly Extremely odd with knobbly bits. Filip

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                Paul Watson
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                Filip Dossche wrote: Undoubtedly Extremely odd with knobbly bits. Wow, I never knew you (Mr. Terry Pratchett) were a CP member. Glad to have you around! ;) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Brian Delahunty wrote: one of my boys on the inside instead of the outside benjymous wrote: All the male CP inhabitants cross their legs in unison

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                  What is the shape of the universe? - SONORK ID 100.17421 : b0nu$ -

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                  Uwe Keim
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                  It's round. -- See me: www.magerquark.de

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                    Filip Dossche wrote: Undoubtedly Extremely odd with knobbly bits. Wow, I never knew you (Mr. Terry Pratchett) were a CP member. Glad to have you around! ;) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Brian Delahunty wrote: one of my boys on the inside instead of the outside benjymous wrote: All the male CP inhabitants cross their legs in unison

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                    fd9750
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                    Ah well, if you read enough of Mr. Pratchett's stuff you can't help it . It just rubs off on you. Still, I am sure that on the discworld they can probably explain about the shape of the universe in exquisite detail. Also, the knobbly bits assumption seems to work surprisingly well for a great number of things so why not the universe. all for now. Filip

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                      Jason Henderson
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                      I read something once that said it was saddle (or pringle) shaped.

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                        Kevnar
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                        I'm gonna say it's shaped like a zero-gravity explosion, more or less sphereical. I've never been outside of it though, so that's merely a guess. :confused: Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.

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                          Actually yes, it's just not known. And there is no universe at all, it's just pretty huge grapefruit and we are living inside it.

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                          benjymous
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                          Does that mean all grapefruits are actually small universes? -- Help me! I'm turning into a universe?

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                            Richard Stringer
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                            Think about it for a while. What shape contains the most volumn in the least space and takes the least energy to maintain. Get that shape in mind then start it to rotate. If the universe is rotating ( and many think that it is ) then thats what it looks like. If not well.. back to square one. But this will have to be a thought experiment only. There is no way to verify it because by definition you cannot view the universe from outside the universe ( hey maybe thats a scientific definition for God ) because there is no "outside". Its kinda like the famous tachyon particle that cannot exist at any speed LESS than the speed of light. If it really does exist how can you detect it? Richard Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions. Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger

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                              Does that mean all grapefruits are actually small universes? -- Help me! I'm turning into a universe?

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                              Martin Ziacek
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                              benjymous wrote: Does that mean all grapefruits are actually small universes? Unfortunately no, grapefruits are too small. benjymous wrote: Help me! I'm turning into a universe? That's good one.

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