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Time-Space-Energy conundrum

BrianW August 03, 2019 at 10:12 4025 views 11 comments
A drop of water is falling (from a tap, a leaky pipe, cloud, etc, doesn't matter from where). The distance is such that it takes one second of time from release until it meets the ground. Now, suppose that this drop of water is a universe with life-sustaining spheres with such micro (from our point of view) elements and organisms whose frequency of vibration and life is such that, in that one second, everything evolves from beginning to end (from the "big bang" to the "last hush" just like our universe supposedly will).

My query becomes, is there a way for life organisms in a planet within such a universe to break free of their limitations and experience the world outside that universe (outside the drop of water)? How?

Comments (11)

Pantagruel August 03, 2019 at 11:56 #312632
Yes
Terrapin Station August 03, 2019 at 12:09 #312637
This sounds more like an "I'm really high conundrum."

Just like the conundrum, the answer to it would depend on what fantasy scenario you want to make up. Again, being really high often helps for this sort of thing.
Deleted User August 03, 2019 at 14:29 #312665
They would need to appeal via prayer to the enormous plumber, whom they could see through their tiny tiny telescopes, to put some soap on their drop universe so that the surface tension is broken and they can slip out.
T Clark August 03, 2019 at 15:40 #312686
Quoting BrianW
A drop of water is falling (from a tap, a leaky pipe, cloud, etc, doesn't matter from where). The distance is such that it takes one second of time from release until it meets the ground. Now, suppose that this drop of water is a universe with life-sustaining spheres with such micro (from our point of view) elements and organisms whose frequency of vibration and life is such that, in that one second, everything evolves from beginning to end (from the "big bang" to the "last hush" just like our universe supposedly will).


To get all meta, one problem with this scenario is that the speed of light would be the same in this universe as it would be in ours. Since all interaction takes place at speeds no greater than the speed of light, there would not be enough time for even the most basic processes. They'd never get past the first second of the big bang. Although, I guess, their scientists could talk about the "Big Splash" as the beginning of their universe. Nah, I still don't think it would work.

But I guess it would be possible if we are the ones in the drop of water.
BC August 03, 2019 at 15:55 #312693
Reply to T Clark @FDrake & @BrianW seem to have been affected by the same energy spike bouncing around the solar system. Hopefully they will recover soon.
fdrake August 03, 2019 at 15:57 #312695
Reply to Bitter Crank

I put math in mine so that means my rant has academic pedigree.
BrianW August 03, 2019 at 16:40 #312716
Quoting T Clark
To get all meta, one problem with this scenario is that the speed of light would be the same in this universe as it would be in ours.


Not necessarily. Our light is just luminous energy expelled from certain interactions of form-configurations. That other universe would have theirs, too.
BrianW August 03, 2019 at 16:41 #312717
Quoting Bitter Crank
@BrianW seem to have been affected by the same energy spike bouncing around the solar system. Hopefully they will recover soon.


I don't know what that means but I think there's something logical in that query.
T Clark August 03, 2019 at 17:00 #312725
Quoting BrianW
Not necessarily. Our light is just luminous energy expelled from certain interactions of form-configurations. That other universe would have theirs, too.


Yeah, ok.
Terrapin Station August 03, 2019 at 17:47 #312743
This is the sort of thing that Zappa's cohorts were doing on Lumpy Gravy:

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BC August 03, 2019 at 18:49 #312765
Reply to fdrake Reply to BrianW My apologies. One should really not rain on other people's parades unnecessarily, spoiling the floats, filling the tubas with water, getting the horses all wet...