The Devil learns a global topology lesson from the soul of a mathematics professor.
Stories for 'Strange Geography'
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A strange border wall in Maine which appears to wrap around itself in an inexplicable manner… -
A stranded Nazi soldier encounters a strange cave… and a most mysterious man of logic… -
A mysterious wall surrounds an entire planet in a strange universe. Two inhabitants decide to undertake a journey along the wall and see where it leads, trying to find what lies on the other side of it, all set for a remarkable, mind-twisting denouement. -
A novel about an expedition undertaken by a group of mountaineers to Mount Analogue, a mountain invisible to the outside world, but whose existence can be deduced using science. -
The document presents a whimsical narrative centered around Mr. Thaddeus Binder, a quirky and enthusiastic character engaged in philosophic-scientific experiments, particularly focusing on the concepts of replication and compenetrability — the ideas that the same entity could exist in multiple places simultaneously. Mathematics provides the tools for modeling, analyzing, and understanding these complex concepts thereby helping to draw conclusions about the feasibility of such ideas. -
An innovative satire on the process by which bureaucracy and official regimentation insidiously pervade society. In a dead-pan, pseudo-scientific tone, the nameless narrator takes us on a tour of a bizarre village whose inhabitants lead such habitual, regulated lives that they resemble elements in a mathematical equation.