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Jan 28, 2022 · If the first option described our reality, you couldn’t travel in a straight line forever, because the Universe would only exist for a finite amount of time, so you would run into a sort of wall ...
- Ethan Siegel
Jun 23, 2024 · The Nature of a Straight Line: A straight line, in its pure geometric sense, extends infinitely in both directions. It has no starting point or ending point. So, theoretically, if you were to travel in a straight line, you would continue on that path for as long as the universe exists.
Back when people thought the Earth was flat, it was almost heretical to suggest that traveling in a straight line for a long enough distance would eventually bring you back to your starting point.
Feb 4, 2022 · If the first option described our reality, you couldn’t travel in a straight line forever, because the Universe would only be around for a finite amount of time, and so you would run into a sort ...
- Ethan Siegel
Jun 21, 2024 · The answer to this question is both awe-inspiring and mind-boggling. If you were to travel in a straight line, you could technically travel forever in time. However, the catch is that you would only be able to reach a very small proportion of even the observable Universe.
Apr 29, 2023 · Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were to travel in a straight line forever? Would you eventually reach the edge of the universe, or would you ...
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Think about a 3 dimensional sphere. If you were to observe it in 2 dimensions topographically as a flat sheet (like a world map that represents the sphere of the earth) a straight line would be curved across the third dimension, and if you were to travel in a straight line across this map you would end up in the same place in our 3d world.
