http://www.space.com/scienceastrono...cer_031008.html

So much like Earth, no matter which direction we go in we'll end up going in circles

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so if you get to the edge of the universe, do you just fall off?

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Originally posted by Yoepus so if you get to the edge of the universe, do you just fall off?

What edge?

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c'mon...don't you remember the universe is flat? lol

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You mean the world genius :P

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The real universe is more complex than a sheet of paper, of course.

WHAT?! REALLY?!

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The new study, led by Jean-Pierre Luminet of the Paris Observatory, suggests the universe is a dodecahedron -- a complex pattern of 12 pentagonal shapes -- with opposite faces connected up in pairs, like the opposite edges of the sheet of paper described above. A traveler exiting the dodecahedron through any face returns from the opposite face.

why did he decide that the universe is 12 sided? why not more sides? why not less? (honest question )

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Originally posted by nic01445 why did he decide that the universe is 12 sided? why not more sides? why not less? (honest question )

Because a 12-sided shape (dodecahedron) is the only shape that would correspond to the "cosmic microwave background" radiation data recieved.

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why are they trying to apply 3 dimensional thought to something much more complex? i poop on those people.

How can they even come up with theorys like that... whats outside the universe then?.. wierd stuff.. ehh.

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Originally posted by LiquidX How can they even come up with theorys like that... whats outside the universe then?.. wierd stuff.. ehh.

There is nothing outside of the universe. I think you are envisioning the universe as being inside the soccer ball, which is not the case. As we travel across the universe, we are actually traversing the surface of each dodecahedron. Therefore the farther we travel in space, eventually we traverse the entire collection of dodecahedrons to arrive right back at where we started. So in as much as Earth is finite yet boundless, (we can never fall off any edge or reach a dead end) the universe itself is similarly curved to be finite yet boundless. The confusion comes from us being grounded in 3 dimensional thinking.

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Originally posted by ResonantDrag why are they trying to apply 3 dimensional thought to something much more complex? i poop on those people.

Well, this is just one theory out of many. If you browse the site, u can come accross other theories dealing with 5-Dimensions and other wild ideas...

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Originally posted by occrider There is nothing outside of the universe. I think you are envisioning the universe as being inside the soccer ball, which is not the case. As we travel across the universe, we are actually traversing the surface of each dodecahedron. Therefore the farther we travel in space, eventually we traverse the entire collection of dodecahedrons to arrive right back at where we started. So in as much as Earth is finite yet boundless, (we can never fall off any edge or reach a dead end) the universe itself is similarly curved to be finite yet boundless. The confusion comes from us being grounded in 3 dimensional thinking.

If so.. then the Big Bang is not really a bang? ( In terms of expanding ).. what about going up and down??.. how can you travel throuhg the surface still?

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