31 MAY 2015 by ideonexus
How Do Flatlanders Move?
None of this actually explains how Flatlanders move. We
know various things about their locomotion; that
travelling somewhere involves some form of effort, that
it is harder to travel North than in other directions,
especially for women, and that femails "undulate" as they
travel, although this is more of a safety measure
than a necessity.
A mundane explanation, but one that causes a few
problems, is the use of very short cilia-like mobile hairs
for propulsion. This assumes that Flatland ai...31 MAY 2015 by ideonexus
Flatland Science: Dimensions
What and where is Flatland? A Square gives
us several interesting answers, many of th
contradictory. We know that it’s flat, big (but
how big?), and very thin, the most important question
of all is “how thin?” A lot depends on the answer…
A Square himself eliminates the version that’s easiest
for three-dimensional readers to understand; a world
that’s thin – maybe only a few atoms thick - but
nevertheless has some physical height. It would have
some sort of solid or semi-solid ...Folksonomies: science fiction otherness
Folksonomies: science fiction otherness