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Flatfooted.mp3<\/a>
\nFlatfooted.mp4<\/a>
\nFlatfooted-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp3<\/a>
\nFlatfooted-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp4<\/a>
\nFlatfooted-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nTryin’ to visualize
\n(What I’m getting into)
\nDon’t want a surprise
\n(To split me in two)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWill I go one dimensional
\n(Flatfooted)
\nOr all multidimensional
\n(Omni-rooted)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nStepping into time dilation
\n(Stretched out like spaghetti)
\nBeyond imagination
\n(No time to be petty)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nAfter havin’ thought it through
\n(I’m not sure what I’m gonna do)
\nDon’t wanna spread myself too thin
\n(Caught flatfooted, again)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWill I go one dimensional
\n(Flatfooted)
\nOr all multidimensional
\n(Omni-rooted)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nStepping into time dilation
\n(Stretched out like spaghetti)
\nBeyond imagination
\n(No time to be petty)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWill I go one dimensional
\n(Flatfooted)
\nOr all multidimensional
\n(Omni-rooted)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nStepping into time dilation
\n(Stretched out like spaghetti)
\nBeyond imagination
\n(No time to be petty)<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE
\nTime dilation is the difference in elapsed time as measured by two clocks, either because of a relative velocity between them, or a difference in gravitational potential between their locations.<\/p>\n

From the available scientific information, it’s highly improbable that a human body would survive entering a wormhole. Even if wormholes exist, they are thought to be extremely unstable and could collapse if any matter were to enter them. In such a scenario, the person and any accompanying spacecraft would likely be destroyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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If a traversable wormhole were somehow created and stabilized (which would likely require hypothetical “exotic matter”), the question of one or multidimensionality still arises.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Based on current understanding, it’s believed you would still exist in 3D linear spacetime while traversing a wormhole. The idea that wormholes lead to higher dimensions might stem from visualizations of wormholes as a 3D sphere, in contrast to the 2D “holes” often depicted in science fiction. However, a more accurate analogy is a folded piece of paper, where the wormhole creates a shortcut through the 2D plane without adding another dimension. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Some physicists theorize that wormholes could be projections of a fourth spatial dimension. However, this remains speculative and not directly related to a person’s immediate experience inside the wormhole.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Potential physical dangers in a wormhole<\/div>\n