The 10th Dimension

This post is just some random thoughts of mine about things that have captured my interest and linked together by a very thin common thread.

I found this really cool site which has some short flash animations showing that there are 10 dimensions in this world. There's an accompanying book which tells the whole story in more detail. I think I might try to get my hands on that book. The animation is very interesting and provides a thought provoking view. You have to accept some logic and if you can continue to accept that logic, well 10 dimensions is definitely possible.

Basically the outcome is that if there were 10 dimensions, we can achieve any destiny we want. The theory is that all the universes out there would compress into one single point. And you are able to travel to all parts of this point both temporally and spatially. And since there are infinite possiblities, there will definitely be one combination where you are a rich person who has everything.

This site tied in a bit to a book I just finished reading. The book is called The Alchemist. The book also says that if you pursue your destiny, the whole world will conspire to help you. The Soul of the World is linked in to your heart when you are pursuing your destiny and will do everything it can to help you.

Back to the logic part of the 10th dimension. Here's another set of logic for you to think about. My manager Ron told me about this one. In a similar vein to the 10 dimensions, if you accept the logic, then this thing will be true. It goes as such:

"If there are an infinite number of monkeys and an infinite number of typewriters so each monkey has one typewriter, eventually, one monkey will end up typing the whole works of Shakespeare."

So before you go and say I'm crazy, I agreed to this logic, in the sense that mathematically it is possible. Since infinity is so large, well infinite in fact, eventually a monkey MUST end up typing the whole works of Shakespeare. The maths say that this will happen. By pure chance, eventually all the factors will fall into place and a monkey will type the whole works. Obviously human thought is always limited and we rarely think outside the square and accept such apparent nonsense. The normal logic in our brains tell us that the monkeys aren't that smart and it will never happen. However, it must happen since there are INFINITE monkeys and typewriters. Measuring this outcome is impossible so the logic in us will always argue that since we can't measure it, then its not possible. However, over time, we've come to accept a lot of things that we cannot categorically measure. For example, a lot of physicists use quantum mechanics without being able to "measure" it. So why can't we accept that eventually one monkey will type the works of Shakespeare.

Finally to finish it all off, here is a simple problem that test your logic and your ability to think outside the square. Once you know the answer, you will say how obvious it is, but otherwise, most people tend to think in the same manner and hence unable to find a solution.

"There are 3 lamps on a table in one room. The room has 4 walls and a door, with no windows so you can't see inside from outside of the room. About 5 metres aways is a similar second room. Inside that room is 3 switches. Each switch turns on 1 of the lamps in the other room. All you have to do is to work out which switch turns on which lamp and be 100% sure about it. You can only go into the LAMP room ONCE but can go into the SWITCH room MANY times. If you are in the switch room, you cannot see into the lamp room."

There is a logical answer and it doesn't involve anything dodgy or tricky. This is not a trick question so don't go thinking of loopholes, such as starting off in the lamp room and not counting that as one look, or turning on one lamp for a year and waiting for the filament to burn out. You will be able to find the answer inside the day.