5 Things Interstellar's Science Gets Right (And 5 It Doesn't)

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5. Multidimensions Could Be Real

The idea of multidimensional beings have existed in fiction for decades, from the tralfamadorians of Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five who exist in all times simultaneously, to Superman villain Mister Mxyzptlk who comes from the fifth dimension and thus can alter our reality in a manner that resembles magic. Which he usually employs simply to pull pranks of the Man Of Steel, which seems like a waste of such huge power. It's also one of those goofier concepts employed in Interstellar that actually has a scientific basis. In physics and mathematics there are multiple theories on dimensions beyond the 3-D space that human beings occupy and conceive of, with those above it occupying a sort of impressionistic, theoretical space of the sort that Matthew McConaughey's Cooper drops into at the end of the film. It's also heavily rooted in the way that gravity can be used to manipulate electromagnetic forces and the like, something which comes into play with the film's climax.