Our Universe May Be A Giant Hologram . . . or Phizzicks

[aquaknot]

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.300-our-world-may-be-a-giant-hologram.html?full=true

Anyone deciphering this gets Brownie Points! Anyway, it seemed pretty cool to consider. Enjoy!

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Kind of like a rainbow

[kittyglitter]

A rainbow only exists when the water vapor is exposed to light at the proper angle. So, some information is only visible when it is exposed to a stimulus wave (light, sound, etc...). The smaller the particles, the more complete and solid looking the image. The "noise" that the device was picking up was in response to a sound wave. The theory is that, much like the information held at the event horizon of a black hole, the things that are happening here are the result of a stimulus wave somewhere far the hell away.

Taste the rainbow.

Re: Kind of like a rainbow

[aquaknot]

I really like the analogy and the explanation!

Re: Kind of like a rainbow

[kittyglitter]

*holds out hand for brownie points* Gimme. :-D

that reminds me.

[aquaknot]

I've always been fascinated by that old story of the people in the cave who only see shadows, and invent wild stories of monsters. Is our existence the shadows . . . thrown up in relief against the wall?

So, I am very curious. I think I can see the one dream, one being . . . but why "in the course of one night?"