# An interesting take on a 4-dimensional being with a 5-dimensional perspective

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [July 31, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725 "2021-07-31T21:07:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725/1 "2021-07-31T21:07:48Z")

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We are 3-D beings in a 4-D universe. This sci fi short story is from the perspective of a 4-D being in 5 dimensions. It’s well done with good graphics. [Sci-Fi Short Film: "The Looking Planet" | DUST - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x3RRrqJWKA)

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725/2 "2021-07-31T21:25:27Z")

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“This is physics, boy, not fingerpainting.”

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725/3 "2021-08-01T00:01:13Z")

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Thanks. Reminds me, for some reason, of [Flatland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyuNrm4VK2w).

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**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725/4 "2021-08-01T19:05:26Z")

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> [@GreysonCarlisle](#):
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> “This is physics, boy, not fingerpainting.”

“How can ordinary matter be alive?”

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**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725/5 "2021-08-01T19:07:20Z")

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> [@Monty](#):
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> Thanks. Reminds me, for some reason, of [Flatland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyuNrm4VK2w).

Thanks for posting Flatland. It’s harder for me to imagine a 2-D being than a 4-D one.

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**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-take-on-a-4-dimensional-being-with-a-5-dimensional-perspective/947725/6 "2021-08-01T20:36:07Z")

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I just learned how to do this…[The Learning Planet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x3RRrqJWKA)