I took a break from my thesis writing today because my two brothers were playing squash down town and afterwards stopped by my coffee shop to have a cup of coffee with me. I needed to see some real life people. After regular 'how are you's and 'how are your exams going' (they know better than to ask how my writing is going) we started a discussion of how the universe is put together. My youngest brother explained a few theories about the universe as a donut and one theory of layers. The layer theory would explain how quantum physics and the relativity theory fit together in that entities would jump from one layer to another. My other brother commented that the donut theory is for people who don't understand the concept of infinity. We continued talking about how in theory it is possible to fold space and then fly warp speed. It would only take up so much energy that the sun had ever sent to the earth in its lifetime. I ended up missing Star Trek and my brother promised to make a couple of DVDs for me. When we had hugged goodbye and I went upstairs I thought about how my brothers are always the ones I miss the most when I am not in Denmark. I made a mental note to tell them this next time I see them.
Posted by Louise at June 6, 2004 03:34 PM