I think it is possible it loops while it would appear you can travel in a straight line forever, much as if you were to travel in a straight line on this planet earth, that you would eventually end up where you started.
The problem is sheer distance, and the lack of an ability to test the theory for we possess not the technology to achieve a good enough speed when even the speed of light (that we can't come anywhere close to) is hardly fast enough for a circumnavigation in anything remotely resembling a reasonable time frame.
But, assuming x = speed of light, if there were a way to achieve travel at a speed of say x ^ x, then it might be possible to complete one lap of the universe in some kind of measurable time frame, assuming one has no collisions waiting in the path. Speed and a lack of collision here is the key, if x ^ x isn't fast enough then perhaps x ^ x ^ x is. But the speed of light also appears to be a constant, as the distance it covers in one year involves time it becomes a problem concerning the passage of time itself. Since speed has the ability to bend or warp light, it stands to reason one may first not be able to achieve light speed itself in its simple form, and next there may be some detrimental effect upon time itself for the creature or object that should achieve light speed or an attempt to exceed same, either way it would be too dark to see anything lol.
So there's no way to find out for sure, not in our lifetime or the next 100, except perhaps if ET's enlighten us one day.
2007-03-24 06:00:25
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answer #1
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answered by netthiefx 5
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There are no loopholes in space.
But, there are wormholes, black holes, and pigeonholes.
Accoeding to Ian Ridpath, author of ASTRONOMY, DK Publishing, NY, NY, space is presently defined as an "observable sphere" extending 40 Billion Light Years in all directions from Earth. That means that with the most sophisticated equipment that we possess, we cannot see out any farther than 40 Billion Light Years. The limitation is due to the physical and electronic limitations of the equipment we possess. It is not like things stop there, or anything. We just cannot see any farther than that.
Take a moment and try to write down that distance in miles:
40,000,000,000 times 186,000 miles = ???
That number is so huge, and the distance so vast that for all real purposes you could call it "forever." No one you know will ever go there. No one has been there. And, for the present that is all that can be reported to you until some new break through in technology occurs... Stay tuned to this channel.
2007-03-24 14:53:37
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answered by zahbudar 6
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I think that bajillions x bajillions of miles out, there is a bubble wall that seperates this universe from another universe nearly exactly the same, one person had a made a different choice in their life
I plan to publish a book called "A Bubble Wrapped Universe"
2007-03-24 12:53:16
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answered by plasticmanticor 2
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Yes
2007-03-24 13:10:46
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answered by highlander 5
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I think it is neverending. Doesn't that seem weird to think about?
2007-03-24 12:53:32
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answer #5
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answered by Jess13 3
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Scientists have determined that there is no end of the universe in sight, and there is no center. Anything without boundaries has no center.
2007-03-24 13:03:33
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answered by Anonymous
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The universe is not only expanding, but that expansion is accelerating. That means it has to have a moving wavefront at its 'edge'.
2007-03-24 12:56:04
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answered by Anonymous
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I tell people we continue to see further into space with more advanced Telescopes and Computers. One day we will see this big eye ............... looking into our test tube.
So, it ends at the big eye in the sky. :-p
2007-03-24 12:55:14
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answered by Snaglefritz 7
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i definitly think it's neverending....and i think there is other living things/creatures/people out there
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2007-03-24 12:50:10
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answered by claudia u 1
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i think it has no end but there are lots of worm holes
2007-03-24 13:00:31
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answered by csr wayne 2
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