Thread: The Fourth Dimension

Originally Posted by A Roxxor

Again, you weren't drawing a tesseract like you might draw a cube-- A mirror to the actual thing.

What you were drawing was basically it's shadow. You can't express four spacial dimensions in three dimensions. I don't care how hard you try. You just end up with a shadow.

I wasn't drawing it in 3 dimensions. That's called sculpting.

Originally Posted by Kushna Mufeed

I wasn't drawing it in 3 dimensions. That's called sculpting.

What?

You can draw in 3 dimensions on a 2 dimensional surface. That's what this discussion is about.

If you're drawing it on a 2D surface, you are only drawing in 2 dimensions.

BUT

You can still represent 3 dimensions on a 2D surface.

And 4 and 5 and as many as you see fit.

Ew, I think this is becoming a bit convoluted...

That isn't a drawing

When I said drawing there I meant a 4D representation of a 4D object on a 2D surface in 3D space.

Originally Posted by Kushna Mufeed

If you're drawing it on a 2D surface, you are only drawing in 2 dimensions.

BUT

You can still represent 3 dimensions on a 2D surface.

And 4 and 5 and as many as you see fit.

Yes, but not in 3D space. Which happens to be the kind we live in :-/

Lost cause...

Originally Posted by Kushna Mufeed

Lost cause...

It's a pretty simple concept

I know it is.

I'm not saying you CAN draw a 4 dimensional object. I'm saying you can REPRESENT it.

Just like you can't draw a 3D object on a 2D plane. You can only represent it.

When I said drawing there I meant a 4D representation of a 4D object on a 2D surface in 3D space.

Uh I'll drop out now.

To be honest I don't think we should fight over silly things, it's an interesting topic when you don't get hung up about the details.

All I said was you can't draw a tesseract, and this erupts, so...

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Ew, I think this is becoming a bit convoluted...

That isn't a drawing

It is a drawing

Well, at least we agree now.