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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE singularities and a whole host of other seem- _ liquid is sealed within the bottle, the contents References . ingly absolute impossibilities are now being seem stable; but when the cap is unscrewed, 7 Be, ore Bermuda Triangle, Granada, argued over regularly in the science institutes _ the gas that is dissolved within the liquid re- non, “ . ‘ ‘ 5 - ee * Capra, F., The Tao of Physics: of the world. What could only be thought of forms into gas and makes its way to the A lorati h llels b as absolutely impossible not so many years __ surface of the liquid. n exploration of the parallels between as abs y cen 'y years . . . ._ modern physics and eastern mysticism, ago is now not only possible but also entirely Now if you pay close attention to what is Flamingo, London, 1976. feasible during the next 50 years. happening within the liquid, the gas bubbles « Hawkins, D.R., Power vs Force, Hay House, The question of parallel universes or seem to appear out of nowhere; they rise and Carlsbad, CA, 1998. multiverses is driven by our desire to explain collide and form new bubbles, and there are Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching (trans. Ch'u Ta-Kao), the seemingly unexplainable and by the fact thousands of them moving around inthe Allen & Unwin, London, 1970. that science has found out that the universe is same medium at once. The liquid, in this _* Murphy, M. and White, R.A. (1995), In The definitely finite. case, is the medium that allows for the Zone: Transcendent Experience in Sports, formation of the bubbles, but what we cannot Penguin Books, New York, 1995. Disappearing Aircraft see are the currents and pressures that are * Talbot, M., The Holographic Universe, One of these seemingly inexplicable events operating at the sub-visual level within the HarperCollins, London, 1991. that could only be explained with the theory liquid medium. * Thiering, B., Jesus the Man, HarperCollins, of parallel universes is that of a commercial Now think of each bubble as a universe 5a” Francisco, 1993. flight en route from Jamaica to Florida in the and the liquid as the membrane that supports * Tipler, F.J., The Physics of Immortality, mid-1980s (as featured ina TV documentary the formation and movements of those Macmillan, London, 1994. cal led The Devil's Triangle). The pilots of universes. The unseen forces, in this case, are About the Authors: the aircraft could see the Florida coastline at _ the currents and pressures that scientists refer + Karen Klockner is studying for a night from about 45 minutes out and started _ to as the electromagnetic forces that act as Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology at landing preparations. Meanwhile in the sheet dimensions; they fulfill the same role as Bond University, Queensland, and holds a tower, all signs of the aircraft had disap- the surface tensions that surround each Bachelor of Business and a Graduate peared from the radar and emergency proce- _ bubble in the bottle of soft drink. As inthe Diploma in Psychological Studies from the dures were being enacted to start a search for _ soft drink, sometimes the bubbles will join at University of Southern Queensland. She the missing aircraft. The pilots, unaware of _ the surface tension areas at their edge, butnot can be contacted by email at: the concern on the ground, called the tower completely, still disturbing the membrane _ kklockne@student.bond.edu.au. for landing instructions, as routine, and were _ wall of each bubble. David Brennan works in the extractive surprised to learn that they were just about to Looked at in the light of M theory, this is industries sector. He has been a student of have search aircraft take off to look for them. —_ one way of explaining the momentary disap- philosophy for 27 years and Is a devout When the aircraft landed, the pilots were _ pearance of our rider and of other similar Taoist and follower of the teachings of Lao told they had been missing for almost 30 _ phenomena that have been reported hundreds Kate He can be contacted care of Karen minutes. Further, the aircraft clocks and the _ of times down through jockner. timepieces of everyone on the aircraft were _ history by people from found to be 30 minutes behind the clocks at many different back- the tower. grounds. The other point of mention in this event is To finalise, one that the pilots of the aircraft never lost sight thing is sure: at the of the Florida coastline. The only other thing rate that our best they did notice was the absence of radio __ theoretical physicists traffic, but they passed it off as a quiet period. are solving what were There are literally hundreds of reports that once seemingly have similarities to this, from peopleof many impossible different backgrounds who could inno way phenomena, there is be taken as cranks or sensation-seekers. every possibility that those searching for the The "M Theory" of Multiverses real answers shall be Dr Michio Kaku, Emeritus Professor of provided with them in Theoretical Physics at MIT, together witha the not-too-distant group of other equally eminent physicists, is future. now looking at what is termed M theory. The Whilst this explana- "M" can mean Membrane or Multiverse,and tion is from the it is a theory that has the possibility of show- _authors' own studies ing us not only how the universe was created into unexplained phe- but also how to create a universe. nomena, the authors in The closest explanation, in normal no way claim to know language, for the phenomenon of multiverses the answers to God, "Wow, I bet somewhere in another universe, right at this moment, and their creation comes from using the the Universe and there are two people walking out of a cinema also wishing example of a bottle of soft drink. While the Everything. oo they hadn't just wasted two hours of their lives." The "M Theory" of Multiverses Dr Michio Kaku, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at MIT, together with a group of other equally eminent physicists, is now looking at what is termed M theory. The "M" can mean Membrane or Multiverse, and it is a theory that has the possibility of show- ing us not only how the universe was created but also how to create a universe. The closest explanation, in normal language, for the phenomenon of multiverses and their creation comes from using the example of a bottle of soft drink. While the "Wow, I bet somewhere in another universe, right at this moment, there are two people walking out of a cinema also wishing they hadn't just wasted two hours of their lives." APRIL — MAY 2005 NEXUS + 49 www.nexusmagazine.com