fandomhigh | Advanced Astrophysics (and Arts and Crafts), Friday

Someone was scrambling on the crafts portion of the class, it would seem. Or thought that puppets were awesome for high school age students. Who knew? There were some helpful worksheets on how to make paper bag puppets and all the supplies of glue, construction paper and paper bags that one might desire waiting for the class when they arrived. Fun times!

But that wasn't the important part if you asked Reed. The lecture waste important part, damn it.

"A wormhole is, contrary to what you might have seen or read in science fiction, purely speculative," Reed said, bringing up an image of a wormhole for them to see what he meant. "We have yet to actually observe one happening to prove or disprove our theories.But according to our understanding of timespace as it stands now, they are possible."

Oh yeah, science for the win there.

"The initial theory was known as the Einstein-Rosen Bridge--" AND NOT A GODDAMN RAINBOW. THOR. MAKING SCIENCE CRY. "--in which Einstein's field equations were solved with vacuum solutions. This theory, though, does not mean travel through them is possible."

He took a moment to write up the equation for this particular kind:

"This particular type of wormhole is unsustainable and unstable. It's likely to simply pinch off and disengage before even light could pass through."

Sorry, scifi writers!

"But there is a second type that is thought to be traversable. This one is more in line with common perceptions of what a wormhole is," Reed said, adding a second equation.

"These are thought to involve travelling from one universe to another, near instantaneous travel within a single universe, or, possibly, even time travel. Though, as I said before, these remain only speculations until we have hard data on the matter and not simply math."

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Like a bridge. Or a wormhole.

Edited 2011-06-10 17:07 (UTC)

At least you're not getting earwormed by Muse this time.

... out of a paper bag.

It's relevant.

Don't earworm him with Muse, either.

*boogies*

I LOVE YOU AND YOUR ADORABLE ADORKERY SO DAMN MUCH!

Butters Stotch

Squall Leonhart

Squall raised his hand, because although he wasn't paying much attention to the science and didn't care, he'd like to not be paying attention to CORRECT science.

"So, you're saying that the ability to travel from one universe to another is purely theoretical, and you have no hard evidence?"

Claudia Donovan

Squall decorated his paper bag puppet so that it looked like a lion.
A lion with wings.

It wasn't very well-made, but it wasn't poorly made, either. It projected a very definite air of "I have done the assignment without half-assing it".

"Nothing verifiable," Reed corrected. "Until the movements of the island and, er, the particular nature of the residents can be proven in a manner that is verifiable, it remains unquantified."

Squall frowned at that, trying to understand.

"So, you're saying nothing 'counts' until you've measured it in a lab? Sure, eyewitness testimony isn't reliable, but that doesn't mean it's wrong."

"Because things can appear one way and not be true, yes," Reed replied. "Without hard evidence or the ability to repeat the events within a controlled environment, it won't be taken as fact. Which isn't to say that its completely false either. The Big Bang, for instance, has been widely accepted as true over the years, but is only considered a theory."

A beat.

"But I am working on that here," he added cheerfully. "Its fascinating!"

Neeeeerd.

Spock

Shane Gooseman

Bobby McCallister

Lindsay Weir

Caroline Forbes

...what lecture?

Butters was happily constructing not just one puppet, but quite a few of them, and thinking of their stories and relationships and everything. He was going to put together a whole show and maybe even upload it onto YouTube! It would be glorious!

Marshall Wheeler

Marshall put his hand up. "Excuse me, professor? They're not actually theoretical anymore. I've, uh, been through one?"

To the past! It was fascinating. There were these little sandwiches!

[Of aaaaall the days for me to sign in late, omg.]

"I believe that the majority of the class has as well," Reed replied. "But, without empirical evidence proving what it is, it's still technically theoretical."

A beat.

"Which I've already told--Squall?--that I'm working on."

Billy Kaplan

"I can share our notes?" Marshall suggested. "I mean. When I get my friends to forward them. Lucas and Corrine are much more organised about that stuff than I am."

"...actual scientific notes?"

"... We are a science club? And the science professor at my old school was involved, too. I mean, the wormhole does all kinds of crazy stuff, it doesn't just transport you."

Dana Scully

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