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Originally Posted by garquillex

I've been pondering this for years...
Also, I believe there were tests performed to see if the universe was flat or curved. They used lasers and some sort of trigonometry to see if the result would be distorted (ie, not flat). It turned out that the universe is either flat or so slightly curved that the test was unable to define it. I believe The Universe also discussed this matter...

I dont think the test was ever done accurately but you could use 3 lasers in a triangle to do it BUT to get a good reading it would have to span incredibly large distances depending on how big you think the universe is. Galaxy to galaxy distances.. which leads me to believe it hasn't been done.

I think that curvature though is to measure if the universe is a sphere or a generally flat plane. If I were to make a guess I would say the universe is a flat plane curving, sort of like the surface of the earth. Whether or not the sides of curving in the same direction(which would lead to a circle) or curved different directions(infinity sign/figure eight). If the planes could ever double back on itself is another question, would the universe look like a parabola or an S? What stops the universe from becoming a sphere(as in filling in the figure eight or the circle)? Alot of questions come up.

Originally Posted by theone one;3150806 - 3150811

Let me point out. For EARTH(sphere) to be "travel in one direction you wined up in the same position" there is "rotation" also gravity. Space it'self does not have gravitons. the Matter inside space does. but not space. Also if I do believe .. space does not rotate ;D

Also richard. String theory states that ALL matter is simply vibrating strands of "energy" so small that we would Never be able to see a strand. And the entire universe is composed of these, every single bit. 100% of the entire world you know and do not know

if matter does have "gravitons" Where do they go once matter is destroyed, where are they in the matter itself? If these are truly the little fibers that bend space, does space instantly snap back into place if you destroyed the matter? Does it do it at the speed of light? faster?

And that second part is one reason why i dont believe string theory. Quanitifying forces attributed to imaginary sources obviously shows how little this universe is understood.