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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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If simulation is possible, we could upgrade reality to 4D (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If we knew how to create world simulation, and how to make it working 4D, then humans would be able to plug themselves in, and experience 4D space. Alternatively there could simulated 4D beings, whose sentience could be transferred to robot body in our real 3D space.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

According to some physics theories, we're living in a world with at least 11 dimensions.
But we can only sense and understand 3.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Fyi, string theory, which is a popular, well known theory that assumes 11 dimensions, doesn't really have that much appeal in the scientific community. It's still fun to talk about tho