idea of a worm hole

“My father used to read me bedtime stories out of this book called Evolution of Consciousness,” Case says. One night he drew two points on a piece of paper. He asked what the shortest distance was from point A to point B. “A straight line,” she said. “There’s an even shorter distance,” he responded. And he folded the paper over so the two points touched — “which is the idea of a worm hole. Compressed time and space,” Case says. “He told me this when I was 4 or 5, and I would think about it every single night.” – Amber Case

Amber Case, Digital Philosopher

7 Comments leave a comment below

  1. Nice and easy way to explain it!!

  2. Sam Neill explained the same way in “Event horizon”.

  3. Sam Neill explained the same way in the movie “Event horizon”.

  4. I meant “explained it”

  5. Reminds me of the way they travel in A Wrinkle in Time. I’m not sure I remember what it’s called. Tessering?

  6. First thing that came to mind was A Wrinkle in Time too! Hannah, it was called Tessering =)

  7. I also thought of A Wrinkle in Time! Remember the picture of the ant on the string? (Here’s a photo of it that someone’s uploaded: http://www.flickr.com/photos/youraccount/4182605045/)