Slipstream (Beta)
The Slipstream is a naturally-occurring Time Anomaly. First discovered by scientists in 1981, it is a space within which all events in time exist simultaneously, allowing for near-instantaneous travel between time periods for those capable of moving within it.
About
The slipstream is not visible to the naked eye; its boundaries are roughly denoted by a persistent temperature gradient where areas in the slipstream are heated to approximately 0.16 degrees Celsius above ambient. This temperature gradient occurs over a span of approximately four meters and its borders are not constant, moving sometimes inwards and outwards by up to 20 meters over the span of days to weeks. This heating appears to affect all known materials roughly equally and, as such, is apparent in soil, air, and even within the walls of buildings spanning the border. By averaging temperature readings over multiple years, a rough boundary can be found - a worm-like shape pointed at both ends, approximately 31 kilometers long, and varying between 400 and 780 meters wide along its length (except at its ends). It extends approximately 80 meters above the ground, such that the upper floors of very tall buildings such as the Minto Metropole, which would otherwise be located within it, are actually slightly outside it. Its maximum depth is unknown - boreholes of up to 710 meters in depth have yet to discover a lower boundary.(1)
History
The slipstream has, presumably, existed for as long as the known universe.
Theories
Fourth Dimension
The most commonly accepted theory is that the slipstream is the fourth dimension, much like the Z-axis is the third.
Sources
- (1)Personal description by Ethan
