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Welll....

First off that's... that actually has nothing to do with how string theory works. At all.

Also, (at least under our current understanding of the universe,) some things just aren't possible in a physical medium. No matter how much "sufficiently advanced technology" you throw at things, a pony with wings the size of chicken's is never, ever, going to hit Mach 5. No, not even if you invoke nanotechnology.

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It's All Real — Sgt_Sporky, Tue Mar 6 10:07pm

Guys, I realized something today. Something important. I realized that, since the universe is infinite, every possibility has occurred. This means that, somewhere incomprehensibly far away, there is... more
- Woah — Gone Rampant, Thu Mar 8 12:57pm
  
  So wait- something like Mass Effect or Halo could still happen in a few hundred years? Hang on, why would I want The Covenant and The Reapers killing everyone? But cool theory.
- Well, sort of.++ — Mr. Eldritch, Thu Mar 8 12:57am
  
  Well, for one thing, we're pretty sure the universe isn't infinite, if only because if it were, it would instantly collapse due to gravity. (If we assume it's going for infinite /time/, then yeah,... more
- - Re: Well, sort of.++ — Sgt_Sporky, Thu Mar 8 7:13am
    
    String Theory. Strings hold the universe together. If this is true, than it could easily be infinite. Either String Theory is right, or Gravity isn't what it seems. And who's to say that the magic... more
  - - Re: Well, sort of.++ — Anonymous, Thu Mar 8 10:02pm
- Mm. — Aeidhryn, Wed Mar 7 6:37pm
  
  Sorry to be the nasty downer in the happy party, but I just can't see some of the magic stories working. :(
- Re: It's All Real — thecanvashat, Wed Mar 7 3:39pm
  
  And therefore, every badfic that has ever been written exists... Including all the legendary badfics. And this means there is an infinite number of Mary Sues, and an infinite amount of versions of... more
- - Oh my God, you mean Enoby exists? (nm) — TheScribe, Wed Mar 7 5:05pm
  - - Re: Oh my God, you mean Enoby exists? — Sgt_Sporky, Wed Mar 7 9:04pm
      
      Well shit. She does. The Fandom Space Mission has never been so important, then!
- Wow... you just blew my mind.. (nm) — OpinionedAngel, Wed Mar 7 9:10am
- Well, actually... — TheScribe, Wed Mar 7 8:21am
  
  I have used this excuse billions of times to prove my fangirly theory that, YES, THERE IS A GALIFREY, GODDAMNIT. It has comforted me in the many dark times of wishing for the Doctor.
- Congratulations! The end is nigh. — doctorlit, Wed Mar 7 12:40am
  
  It is commendable for someone on such a ho-hum, unfantastic world to have finally figured it out. It's not every day one of the Lesser Worlds sees a spark of wisdom without the assistance of magic.... more
- I already knew this. A million bajillion times over. — MAXinsanity (409), Tue Mar 6 11:16pm
  
  It doesn't blow my mind because I know that we'll never even come close to contacting other universes at all, yet alone within my lifetime.
- Dude... — SeaTurtle, Tue Mar 6 10:59pm
  
  I'm no physicist, but I'm pretty sure multiverse theory does not work that way. My best explanation for the entire thing is similar to how Sweeper from Terry Pratchett's Night Watch puts it: "It says ... more
- - Re: Dude... — Antigone68104, Wed Mar 7 6:55am
    
    I don't remember where I saw this, but the best argument I've seen was that you can have an infinite number of apples and still not have a single orange. A parallel world where I was born male? Not... more
  - Well, it /can/... — Huinesoron, Tue Mar 6 11:04pm
    
    ... it's just wildly improbable. I mean, there's no actual rule saying that, for instance, the atoms in a sheet of paper can't all be simultaneously collided with by high-energy particles and rise in ... more
  - - Well... — SeaTurtle, Tue Mar 6 11:13pm
      
      I can't manage to reconcile the fact that somewhere, Zelda CD-I has happened for real. I just can't. Therefore I must stick to my theory of "non-rule-breaking-probabilities" to avoid being driven... more
    - - Also... — Huinesoron, Tue Mar 6 11:17pm
        
        ... isn't the Sweeper's entire point that actually, everything-that-can-happen doesn't ? I seem to remember Sam Vimes not killing his wife. So it's okay - allowances can be made for things which are... more
      - Ah, yes... — SeaTurtle, Tue Mar 6 11:50pm
        
        The exact words are: "There is nowhere, however huge the multiverse is, where Sam Vimes as he is now has murdered Lady Sybil."(Character Rupture in a nutshell) If my interpretation is correct, this... more
        Well, but hang on. — Huinesoron, Tue Mar 6 11:56pm
        
        Let's take a look: ------------------- As the sun rose, Huinesoron rode his bicycle through the silent streets. The asphalt was damp, whether with dew or the night's rain, he didn't know and didn't... more
        To put it bluntly... — SeaTurtle, Wed Mar 7 12:26am
        
        Your passage is firmly anchored in our reality. It's like something that you can find in a diary entry. LotR was written as fiction and intended to be interpreted as fiction. Rings of power, elves,... more
        What about other genres? — Huinesoron, Wed Mar 7 12:34am
        
        Would you allow the existence of an England where Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot solve murders? A star system where Mal Reynolds smuggles on the fringes of the law? A... er... something else where... more
        A one liner explanation... — SeaTurtle, Wed Mar 7 12:43am
        
        ...if it was written with the intent of being fiction, then it should be appreciated as such. It's not that I don't have an imagination, it's more like I alternate between two states of mind: serious ... more
        Re: A one liner explanation... — Sgt_Sporky, Wed Mar 7 4:05pm
        
        Perhaps I should have just left this idea with myself. I'd like the believe that, somewhere, even as I type, Celestia and Luna lower their sun and raise their moon, changing day to night and hanging... more
        Not at all! — Huinesoron, Thu Mar 8 6:36pm
        
        The day the PPC Board can't handle a debate is the day a debate goes unhandled on the PPC Board! hS
- Oh my God. — PitViperOfDoom, Tue Mar 6 10:17pm
  
  You, sir, have inserted the barrel of your magical fandom revolver into my ear and BLOWN MY MIND. I have always wished that the Hetalia nations were real. Possibilities... However, it also means that ... more
- - Wait, the nations aren't real? — AnnaBee, Fri Mar 9 11:30am
    
    I watch C-Span a lot. I'm pretty sure I've seen Alfred in the gallery a couple times, looking BORED TO TEARS. XD But seriously. I like this idea a LOT. That means that everything wonderful I've... more
  - - That's true. — PitViperOfDoom, Fri Mar 9 1:20pm
      
      I'm pretty sure I spotted him in the crowd during the 2010 White House Correspondence dinner, laughing at Seth Meyers' jokes.
    - - Alfred. Alfred everywhere. — AnnaBee, Fri Mar 9 2:29pm
        
        The more you look, the more it's obvious that world history makes no sense because the nations are idiots.
  - Re: Oh my God. — Sgt_Sporky, Wed Mar 7 3:48am
    
    Well, I try not to think about those places. I'd rather just find my wonderful Fluttershy. But the chances of that happening are so ridiculously small it's actually depressing. You know what's even... more
  - - Re: Oh my God. — PitViperOfDoom, Wed Mar 7 4:06am
      
      If I could move to any universe, I would pick Ponyville in Equestria. It just seems so nice there, and I love small towns. True, I do prefer semi-automatics when it comes to handguns. Lots of room in ... more
    - - Re: Oh my God. — Sgt_Sporky, Wed Mar 7 7:10am
        
        I am having this conversation with a woman, yes? Marry me. Yes, revolvers are BA and fun to use, but it's just not practical in the age of SMGs and automated turrets. If I had the choice, I'd leave... more
      - Equestria? Huh. — AnnaBee, Fri Mar 9 11:35am
        
        My school of thought on this matter is 'why pick one place when you can travel with the Doctor and see them all'. But that's just me. If I *had* to just pick ONE, I'd go with Hogwarts. It's been my... more
        Re: Equestria? Huh. — Sgt_Sporky, Tue Mar 13 8:38am
        
        As much as I love the Potter-'verse, I really couldn't live there. As a Muggle, I wouldn't be able to enjoy the reasons I would be going there in the first place. Middle-Earth? Too many Nazgûl, Orcs, ... more
        Eh... — Anonymous, Tue Mar 13 5:29pm
        
        See, Equestria's TOO pink and fluffy for me. I'd keep vomiting pink sugar everywhere...and then getting annoyed when I had hooves instead of hands... And then getting even MORE annoyed because I'd be ... more
        Re: Eh... — Sgt_Sporky, Tue Mar 13 7:51pm
        
        Oh, yeah, I've read Inkheart/Inkspell/Inkdeath. It's been a while though. Dustfinger is goddamn awesome. Him and Orpheus. I had a nightmare about Watership Down once. I was a rabbit. Got stuck in a... more
        Heh. Hehehe. — AnnaBee, Wed Mar 14 3:00am
        
        I didn't like Orpheus much, mostly because he screwed Dustfinger over so bad. Dustfinger is one of my lust objects (how could you tell?) and so I tend to want to set things up so that he gets a happy ... more
        Re: Oh my God. — PitViperOfDoom, Wed Mar 7 1:14pm
        
        Very true. I shot an assault rifle once, too. There was a lot less of a kick than I expected, but the thing was so loud I could feel it in my teeth. Were I to go to Equestria, I would have to drag my ... more
        Re: Oh my God. — Sgt_Sporky, Wed Mar 7 3:56pm
        
        Barret .50 cal sniper rifles are louder. And the newer ones might burn you if you shoot funny. As to living at Redwall, I'd be hard pressed to choose between there and Salamandastron. Salamandastron... more
        Barret .50s aren't rifles, you know? — Sergio Turbo, Sat Mar 10 6:32am
        
        They're ARTILLERY. Developed for extreme long range sniping and anti-vehicle duty. (And I think it cover "bullet-proof Sues too) Military spec ammo not only can take down helicopters and aircrafts,... more
        Re: Barret .50s aren't rifles, you know? — Sgt_Sporky, Tue Mar 13 8:22am
        
        I was close enough. Anti-tank rifle, basically. It's just that it's not only tanks. Still fires bullets, not shells. There's still rifling in the barrel, unless someone figured out a way to make... more
        Yay! Um... — Gone Rampant, Wed Mar 14 12:40pm
        
        *Looks down at food* You haven't put this into practice, have you? Oh, you son of a-
        It's not one of mine. — Sergio Turbo, Wed Mar 14 12:46pm
        
        Still have to kill the first one with that rifle.
        I Meant The "Sue as food" thing. (nm) — Gone Rampant, Wed Mar 14 1:46pm
        
        Yeah. — Sergio Turbo, Tue Mar 13 12:24pm
        
        I thought it had to be fired only from its bipod, though. Well, one of my Agents owns an M82A1, and is going to use it in his next mission. He's going to fire it from a prone position with bipod... more
        Re: Oh my God. — PitViperOfDoom, Wed Mar 7 6:23pm
        
        I'm afraid I have reached the end of my extremely limited gun know-how. All I know I learned at Venture Shooting Sports Weekend a couple years ago. The only problem with either universe for me is... more

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