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I thought it was made of strings?

Jacob — 6/26/2008 6:45:24 PM (archived)

Perhaps "8" is a looped superstring.

You turn "8" on its side, you get infinity.............

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Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - Socrates II - 6/25/2008 6:49:46 PM
- Philosophy, Reality, and Mathematicians - Nick Hoffman - 6/27/2008 3:08:09 AM
  - information content - Robert - 6/27/2008 10:14:44 PM
    - I miss phlogiston and the ether. - ER - 6/28/2008 3:34:27 AM
      - I can dig it (n/t) - Robert - 6/28/2008 6:33:01 AM
        
        re: I can dig it - Marcia - 6/29/2008 2:01:32 AM
        
        "The universe has a mind" - Robert - 6/29/2008 4:47:07 PM
        
        Make mine digital - nick hoffman - 6/29/2008 4:57:06 PM
        
        re: Make mine digital - Robert - 6/29/2008 6:15:19 PM
        
        Have another toke. - ER - 6/29/2008 8:58:56 PM
        
        The subject line you think after clicking send: "I'll have what he's having!" (n/t) - Robert - 6/29/2008 6:34:54 PM
- I thought it was made of strings? - Jacob - 6/26/2008 6:45:24 PM
  - Strings, and Chewing Gum... (n/t) - nick hoffman - 6/28/2008 8:45:24 AM
- re: Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - ER - 6/26/2008 3:03:58 AM
  - re: Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - That "void" is what interests me. - Marcia - 6/29/2008 2:04:51 AM
    - The void? There's nothing to it. (n/t) - ER - 6/29/2008 11:28:53 PM
- re: Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - Raoul - 6/25/2008 7:47:41 PM
  - MIT Scientist Discovers Living Amazon Language Without Numbers - Socrates II - 6/27/2008 3:24:08 PM

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