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3.37swho holds an advanced degree in hyperbolic topology...
3.24sthat Homer Simpson has stumbled into...
2.4sthe third dimension.
2.17sSorry.
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2.37sHere is an ordinary square.
2.57sWhoa! Whoa! Slow down, egghead.
4.57sBut suppose we extend the square beyond the two dimensions of our universe...
2.9salong the hypothetical "Z" axis there.
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1.71sThis forms...
2.47sa three-dimensional object known as a cube,
3.74sor a "Frinkahedron," in honor of its discoverer.
3.97sHelp me! Are you helping me? Or are you going on and on?
3.67sOh, right. And, of course, within we find the doomed individual.
4.97sEnough of your borax, Poindexter! A man's life is at stake! We need action!
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2.6sTake that, you lousy dimension!
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