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Ironically the Flatlander is able to acknowledge the possibility of four or more dimensions, while the three dimensional being seems unable to.
The History of Science Fiction - The 19th Century | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2008
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Flatlander is pretty much right with movie politics.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - A World Without Sam Jackson as Nick Fury 2009
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A collection of stories called _Flatlander_ by Larry Niven was also a likely inspiration for some of these movies.
Which came first? “Repo Men” or “Repo! The Genetic Opera”? » Scene-Stealers 2010
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Thanks Flatlander, I was just about to search youtube for that and you saved me the effort.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Classic Kids in the Hall sketch 2009
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Suppose you were a Flatlander, an inhabitant of a two - dimensional world like a sheet of paper-unable to move above or below it.
Tin 2010
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I completely agree with LostSoul and Flatlander … you both took the words right outta my mouth!
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Stargate Atlantis canceled, kind of 2008
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In addition to what Flatlander said, the fact that the prequels were non-SAG kept Gary Oldman from portraying the voice of General Grievous.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Today’s Comic: “It Gets Worse” 2008
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Flatlander: a Belter term referring to Earthmen, and particularly to Earthmen who had never seen space.
Minnesota Menage Jack Swenson 2010
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Could a Flatlander, living in a world with only two spatial dimensions, learn to visualize our three-dimensional world?
Why Can’t We Visualize More Than Three Dimensions? Sean 2009
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"Now try extrapolating that up, with us as the 3-D equivalent of a Flatlander and System X as a four dimensional hyper-observer."
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