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    Image of AaronProtesilaus AaronProtesilaus
    10/16/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    Only 10 to the 700 universes? Isn't the number infinite?
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    Image of Furious_Liver Furious_Liver
    10/17/09

    @AaronProtesilaus: Eh, close enough. #multiverse
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    10/16/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    Yeah, but:

    1) In which ones do I get my personal jetpack, become rich, and watch Firefly for 10 seasons?

    2) How do I promote them?

    Get on it, io9! #multiverse
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    Image of yrag yrag
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    I am very pro science, but so much of this type of conjecture by scientists and mathematicians will end up being the 20th and 21rst century versions of medieval clerics speculating about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. #multiverse
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    So when will I have the number of multiverses spelling out io9 on a awesome typographic t-shirt? #multiverse
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    Image of schrodingers-katana schrodingers-katana
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    I can distinguish between 10^10^10^6 universes. It's just that last one that's got me stumped... Damn you super-brain! #multiverse
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    Image of NonElitist NonElitist
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    I'm trying to figure out if I'm "good Jim" or "evil Jim" - I've had a goatee a few years back, so I'm just not sure. #multiverse
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    Image of schrodingers-katana schrodingers-katana
    10/16/09

    @NonElitist: Don't sell yourself short, you could always be anti-hero Jim. #multiverse
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    Those physicists think they're so smart, I bet you they're wrong by at least half a dozen #multiverse
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    Image of Mathmos Mathmos
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    ok, now how many multiverses are there? #multiverse
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    Image of Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon
    10/15/09

    @Mathmos: What!? Wait... NO! My head asplode! #multiverse
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    I'm just happy knowing that there's a very real chance at least one alternate reality AngryEddy will understand what "10^10^10^7" is. #multiverse
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    Image of robinrising robinrising
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    This makes getting back home much more difficult than I thought. #multiverse
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    Image of Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon
    10/15/09

    @robinrising: Tell me about it. I still haven't figured out why I keep jumping. #multiverse
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    I think they made that number up because they can and they think it's hilarious.

    I would amend their statment that the current human brain can only distinguish 10x10x16, but what about when our brains have been modified or blended with robo-brains? #multiverse
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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    10/15/09

    @Makidian: It should be 10^42 just because. #multiverse
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    10/15/09

    @Makidian: Most definitely a made up number.

    And what's to say that in another universe, humans can't distinguish 10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10 universes? Also, I was under the impression that there was either one universe, or an infinite number of universes. I can't access the paper (nor would I understand it if I could), but from what I understood of the summary, it seemed like they were going for the infinite universe theory. #multiverse
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/15/09

    @psychiccheese: @Log1c: I like to imagine an infinite number of universes myself, so that whn I make a bad decision I can take solace in the fact that I am not a complete fuck up in another 'verse lol.

    But really they just wanted to put a number on infinity, but I agree that there is probably several universes where they are literally light years ahead of us in terms of tech and everything else, like the Multiverse Agents in The One. #multiverse
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    That's a pretty big number there. #multiverse
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    Image of snarklenyc snarklenyc
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    The real question is what exactly is the twitterverse? Because according to CNN this morning Twitter is not just a social networking blog-type commenting site, it's also a universe of tweets...[politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com] #multiverse
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    Image of fyngyrz fyngyrz
    10/25/09

    @snarklenyc: No, no. Not a universe of tweets.

    A universe of *twits*. #multiverse
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    Image of snarklenyc snarklenyc
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    The real question is what exactly is the twitterverse? Because according to CNN this morning Twitter is not just a social networking blog-type commenting site, it's also a universe of tweets...[politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com] #multiverse
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    10/15/09

    @snarklenyc: Its right next to the blogosphere and the Thunderdome. #multiverse
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    10/15/09

    In reply to How Many Universes Exist in the Multiverse? Physicists May Have a Number
    I'm holding out for the universe comprised of only shrimp. #multiverse
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    10/15/09

    @Alexis Brown: Worst. Universe. Ever. #multiverse
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