Fourth Dimension: Vector Equilibrium as Fourth-dimension Model
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Q. "You say you think of the vector equilibrium as a fourth-dimensional model? How can you say that?"
RBF: "The error is in assuming that your experience is three-dimensional. You were given height, width, and length, but not heat, weight, longevity, and the others.
"The bicycle wheel model at the Cooper-Hewitt Exhibit shows how you have reciprocity with four dimensions. With only three axes the gears automatically block. You can brake or immobilize any one pair of the eight-bicycle-wheel model and the other six wheels keep rolling around: you can't do that in three dimensions.
"I didn't 'think' that the vector equilibrium was a fourth-dimensional model: I asserted that it was."
Citations
- RBF to World Game Workshop'77; Phila., PA: 22 Jun'77
