Quote Originally Posted by Wesley Pipes
Right ok, barely understood any of that, but i got a question for all those "self-proclaimed experts" on this subject... how do u fold these dimensions?? Explain that!!
(bet you cant)
let's see if this helps any... or just makes things even more confusing!
from: http://forum.sketchup.com/showthread.php?t=71517

You're not folding UP TO an upper dimension. You're folding THRU an upper dimension. You're using it as a shortcut to get from point A to point B ON THE SAME DIMENSION. If you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle, then you'll remember she called it a tesseract. You never leave the current dimension you're in, you just change your position instantaneously - existing in 2 spots in the same plane/space while this fold is still active.

Using the newspaper example: by folding it you are essentially using the 3rd dimension to modify the 2D plane, bring two points on that plane together to allow the ant to move between them. This travel would be instantaneous and to a 2D observer, who would not be aware of the 3rd dimension, and would seem like well, magic like the guy said.

That newspaper folding is relative to the rest of the upper dimensions, as for you to travel instantaneously inside a dimension, you must use the immeadiate dimension above you to fold the current space/dimension.

Oh great, I've gone cross-eyed. I'm pretty sure that this animation has increased the headaches/migraines I've been having for 2-1/2 weeks.