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T campbell — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:07:34 GMT

Hi
I've seen it as well,really well done
and an amazing cast of voices,Dano Johnson
did the direction and the animation
his site is www.collectionagencyfilms.com
TC

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Delmar Fairchild, Barron, WI — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:19:26 GMT

If all these Flatlander Circles would make a 90 degree turn and stay that way, we would never have to be bothered by them again.

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:45:20 GMT

Agreed, TC: Dano's "Dance Like a Monkey" music video is not to be missed, especially for veterans of the intelligent-design debate:

http://www.collectionagencyfilms.com/cartoons.html

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SRS, North Las Vegas, NV — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:21:53 GMT

Finally, Alan, an article w/o the private spaceflight BS. Thank you.

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AKY, Oakland, CA — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:04:17 GMT

What would it mean for there to be infinite dimensions? An eternal loop of creation? Which reminds me... with time as a variable (or variables)... take the derivative of "t" to the infinite power iterated infinity times... and what do you get? (zero?) I have no idea what this means. A useless concept? Or something of a clue as to how existence was conceived from nothingness? The static (or slight deviation of energy) in a vacuum (quantum foam) impinging on the steady state of any uniform energy between -[infinity] to +[infinity]... is it the source or illusion of creation? Just throwing some pseudo science out there in hopes that it will catalyze some thought on the nature of existence and how it ties in with its creation... Newton uncovered the concept of derivatives by chopping space into smaller and smaller increments infinite times. What other concepts could arise by invoking the concept of infinity? And how could it tie into higher dimensional space/time?

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A. Grab — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:19:14 GMT

Flatland the movie tells a good story, plus the animation was really interesting and very well done. I think this film should be part of every kids Math education.

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Jon Pinyan, Parkville MD — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:42:23 GMT

Apparently it's been too long since you read Flatland. Women are lines, not triangles.

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Kazimir Boyle — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:41:03 GMT

I had a wonderful time creating the soundtrack for this mathemagical film - check it out at:

http://www.cdbaby.com/kazimirboyle or in the iTunes store!

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Laura Vanderslice, Austin, TX — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:22:46 GMT

I saw this movie at the premeire screening this summer. The best part was seeing how excited it made the kids in the theater, hearing them ask questions, hearing them full of questions curious to know more.

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jonnycherokee,cherokee,n.c. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:27:57 GMT

while perusing a thrift store one day I ran across,The Fourth Dimension,understanding for a higher dimension,and it uses alot of the flatliners to express its ideas.Hardest book ever.While most of the examples are easy to follow,the fourth dimension still is hard to grasp,just as the second and third are to a square,now Im excited to see if watching the cartoon will make these concepts easier to swallow.

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Jeany Choi, Chicago, IL — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:49:46 GMT

This is an incredible 30 minute film based on one of my favorite childhood books. I thought the animation was absolutely gorgeous and magical. They really did a super job with the adaptation. The storyline and the math concepts are easy to follow. I am going to give copies to my nieces and nephews this year!!

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Bryan Bingham Albuquerque New Mexico — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:32:59 GMT

In the original book women were not triangles - they were straight lines their eye at one end and a sharp point at the the other. They had to wag their rear-ends so that the males could see them and avoid being punctured.

Triangles were working/lower-class males.

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Michael, Simi Valley, Ca. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:18:53 GMT

Just read the synopsis, and checked out other works by Rucker. I will buy them all!

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Janda, Austin, TX — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:33:16 GMT

I've seen it and it's pretty amazing. The kids in the audience loved it. After the movie, one asked "When does the sequel come out?"

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:39:20 GMT

Oops, Bryan and Jon, you're absolutely right. I misremembered Abbott's description of Flatland females. It has been too long since I read the whole thing. Women weren't even triangles - they were lines or needles, lower than the lowest isosceles triangle. I've revised the item to reflect that fix. Thanks for setting me straight (so to speak).

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M. Buchele — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:17:22 GMT

Seth Caplan and Dano Johnson's Flatland will make a great gift for the kids this year. If I had watched this when I was little I might be good at math now!

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Joe C., Houston, Texas — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:36:25 GMT

I'd also recommend "Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World" by A.K. Dewdney. It goes into a little more detail than "Flatland" does about how a 2D world would actually work, and has a slightly different angle (Oops, sorry!) on the social commentary

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MF — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:11:37 GMT

Check out "Flatterland" by Ian Stewart.

"Like Flatland, Only More So"

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Ian C, El Cerrifo CA — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:14:16 GMT

http://www.tenthdimension.com/flash.php

In The tenth dimension, all possibilities are possible.

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Laurence Topliffe, Fairfield, Iowa — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:17:57 GMT

Question: If other dimensions exist, is there any way to experience them? Answer: YES. Q: How can this be done? A.: By going to the source of the dimensions that we can experience. Q.: What is the source of the dimensions we experience and how do we get there? A.: The source is consciousness and the way to get to it is by transcending the surface level, that which we experience when we are awake. Q.: How does one do that? A.: By practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique. Q.: Where's the proof? A.: First do search for "yogic flying." Second, look at www.istpp.org, www.tm.org, www.mum.edu.