Christophurrrr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you're right, i guess i was just refering to its imagery of asymptotic behavior when graphed. as the universe retracts, it approches zero... in theory.

Mistahjey (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If the fabric of space/time like in the video keeps the earth at the edge of fabric "hole" made by the sun.How will this theory of fabric curves and lines keeps and holds other planets?There must be a better theory that will explain this.

Jim1905 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

f(x)=1/x? That doesn't go up positively and negatively in both directions. You can use limits to say as x approaches pos. and neg. infinity, f(x) approaches 0. It blows up as x goes to 0, obviously and that limit doesn't exist. Or perhaps, you mean x never reaches zero, in this case that has nothing to do with your idea about a continually expanding and contracting universe. A better example would be to us a sine or cosine function.

maXrUm (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ahh but i also heard that the earth is expanding, and that the pangea theory really is not true at all.

colemanizer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

from what i understand, yes, the universe may have always existed, but only the events that occur after the big bang are relevant today and would have any sort of effect. so... basically you could say that the big bang is the beginning of our universe, and past universes are irrelevant.

durs6 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i am amazed at the amount of info being thrown around. but if you look closely you will see most of the comments are from people who cant even spell.. so really -like a scientist, CHECK EVERY THING.. planks..

callasexperience (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

gravity the main track of spinal tap they know....

mandangalo18 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"i wasn't referring to the real scientific theories, i was referring to mine"I didn't catch that. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle!

thomashughes25 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ok yeah i agree dude, but i wasn't referring to the real scientific theories, i was referring to mine, but now you come to mention it, it does read as though im degrading the word theory,.....(which actually, as i think your pointing out, is a very strong and meaningful word). i should have said "The problem with this idea (and thats all it is)" I think thats why i put the "" around "theory", i think i was trying to say: "theory" (if you can call it that).Oh well My bad, nicely pointed out!! :)

mandangalo18 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm just curious if you realize how powerful a scientific theory is? Such an arbitrary dismissal ("The problem with this "theory" (and thats all it is)") of a scientific theory makes me wonder.