Notestoponder asked a simple question: “can someone explain the 4th dimension”. The responses she got were disappointing. Standard high school explanations such as “time is the fourth dimension”, or “imagine color or transparency” as a fourth dimension. Continue reading Grappling with shadows in the fourth dimension
Making sense of a four dimensional tree
Yesterday I introduced you to hyper genetic fractals but even as I hit the “publish” button, I knew that the images were not convincing. So after a pow-wow with John of Superstitious Naked Ape fame, I’ve created a four dimensional tree. It looks more like an aquarium plant but I’m not fuzzed. Hopefully John isn’t either. Continue reading Making sense of a four dimensional tree
Fourth dimension for skeptics
Gotta share this. I did a mind bending experiment the other day. I was playing around with the shadow tree sculpture and came with the odd idea to replace the white LED at its center by a green and a red led. Continue reading Fourth dimension for skeptics
Farfetched facts or fancy fiction?
In my last post I boldly claimed to take you by the hand for a stroll in the fourth dimension. Judging by the high number of views, but not so many likes, I suspect that a healthy degree of skepticism has won the day. And that is how it should be. Continue reading Farfetched facts or fancy fiction?
Oh, grow up out of your preschool dimensions!
Before I give you your own experience of the fourth dimension, let me destroy the notion that you live in a three dimensional world. Continue reading Oh, grow up out of your preschool dimensions!