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How To See In Four Dimensions

Posted by timothy on from the wrinkle-in-time-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Think it's impossible to see four-dimensional objects? These videos will show you otherwise. Some mathematicians work with four-dimensional objects all the time, and they've developed some clever tricks to get a feeling for what they're like. The techniques begin by imagining how two-dimensional creatures, like those in Edwin Abbot's 'Flatland,' could get a feeling for three-dimensional objects. When those techniques are transferred up a dimension, the results are gorgeous."

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  1. did this years ago... by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://shambala.net/3d/tess3d1.gif

  2. Interacting is the easiest way to learn by Eighty7 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I played around with this applet a few months ago. After some practice, getting out & hitting the ball becomes easy. Getting back in is only slightly harder & I still can't hit the point reliably.