Physicist Explains Cthulhu's "Non-Euclidean Geometry" 179
An anonymous reader writes "Mathematician Benjamin K. Tippett has written a fascinating and deadpan paper (Pdf) giving insights into Cthulhu. A 'Bubble' of warped Space-Time makes alarmingly consistent sense of the dead God's cyclopean city under the sea. From the paper: 'We calculate the type of matter which would be required to generate such exotic spacetime curvature. Unfortunately, we determine that the required matter is quite unphysical, and possess a nature which is entirely alien to all of the experiences of human science. Indeed, any civilization with mastery over such matter would be able to construct warp drives, cloaking devices, and other exotic geometries required to conveniently travel through the cosmos.'"
Mathematician or parapsychologist? (Score:5, Funny)
Why settle for the lesser evil? (Score:5, Funny)
Fitted Sheets (Score:5, Funny)
If you truly wish to understand non-Euclidean geometry, simply try putting those damn fitted sheets on a bed. No matter which way you rotate it, you always end up with the short side in your hands.
It is enough to drive a man insane.
Re:Gods with pitchforks. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why settle for the lesser evil? (Score:2, Funny)
I demand to see Cthulhu's birth certificate.
Re:So it's a Sci-Fi? (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Why settle for the lesser evil? (Score:5, Funny)
I demand to see Cthulhu's Death certificate.
Re:Why settle for the lesser evil? (Score:3, Funny)
Everyone who views the birth certificate goes mad, so it is really hard to verify.
Re:Why settle for the lesser evil? (Score:3, Funny)
He ain't dead, he's restin'. Remarkable tentacles on him.
Re:Not the kind of technology you are used to (Score:5, Funny)
The Goa'uld are not gods! :)
Re:Just wondering about the tags.. (Score:4, Funny)
Is Itanium powered by the souls of the innocent?
You cannot power anything with the souls of the innocent. There are too few of those to have commercial value.
Cthulhu printers... (Score:2, Funny)
So THAT'S why the printer ink runs out so quickly... all becomes clear.
Re:Mathematician or parapsychologist? (Score:4, Funny)
The best come back ever came from this movie:
"Yes, it's true. This man has no dick" - Bill Murray.
Re:Why settle for the lesser evil? (Score:4, Funny)