Einstein would approve of moving the Island on Lost.

According to Einstein’s discovery, the presence of mass-energy warps space-time; what we perceive as gravity is just the curvature of space-time. That’s the Theory of General Relativity, now firmly established by experimental tests. The strange behavior of time and space (the fact that two twins traveling apart can experience different amounts of time, for example) are verified daily in our physics labs, using radioactive particles rather than twins

To make physics sense of the movement of the island in Lost, I assume that the island is actually connected to the South Pacific by a wormhole-like warp in space-time. (It doesn’t have to be a simple worm hole; it could be a warren of parallel and intersecting tubes.) Then, to move the island, all you have to do is move the wormhole connection, not the island itself. That’s what I think Ben did. He changed the nature of the space-time connection between the island and the rest of the world.

So the island didn’t disappear. It didn’t even move. Imagine that you are visiting a small town that you used to visit when you were young. You drive for miles, and never come to it. But it turns out the town has not moved. Rather, the highway now goes around it. That’s what Ben did—he changed the highway.

I suspect that Ben, too, is a physicist—the one person who has figured out how to understand the connection between quantum theory and relativity, and to manipulate them—at least to some degree, just as he manipulates people. That’s why Charles Widmore is so anxious to capture Ben alive. Only Ben really understands the physics.

Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost) deserves to win an Emmy for Lost this season.  He is absolutely incredible and has carried the entire season on his shoulders. 

For those who watched Lost tonight, there was a hotline displayed for information regarding the crash of Oceanic flight 815. That number was, 1-888-548-0034, and the contents of the recorded message is as follows:

“Thank you for calling the Oceanic Airlines flight 815 hotline. Information is updated as the investigation proceeds. Investigations are thorough and, as such, may take a period of time to complete. At this time we do not have any additional information regarding the crash of flight 815. If you are a family member or relative of a passenger on Oceanic flight 815, we are sorry for your loss. Detailed information is given during the daily family briefings. This briefing updates families on the progress of the investigation and allows for questions to be asked of the medical examiner or coroner and other parties connected to the investigation. Please contact your accident coordinator or call back later for more information.”

Update: Apparently this is not the first time we’ve seen this phone number.  It also appears on the interactive Lost site, find815.com.

The season premiere of Lost didn’t tell us much, but we’re used to that. Instead, it teased us to things that will come and also posed several new questions.

What we do know is that six Losties get off the island. We already know who three of them are: Jack, Kate, and Hurley. I’m going out on a limb here, but I’m assuming that one of the six also dies some time after getting off the island (see season three finale). We know that this person isn’t Jack nor Kate, so it very well could be Hurley. We know that Hurley’s flashbacks (or flash-forwards) took place way before the season three finale flash-forwards of Jack. Therefore, it could very well be Hurley that dies — but why wouldn’t anyone else attend Hurley’s funeral? So, maybe then, this rules out the funeral being Hurley’s.

The one thing that really annoyed me last night was the fact that Juliet played no part — I don’t even think she had a speaking line. Why isn’t she an impact for the group? She clearly worked with Ben for several years. I’m sure she knows plenty about the island, about the experiments, and how several people could survive a place crash. Yet, no one even acknowledges her? Come on! Why wouldn’t Jack ask Juliet if what’s Ben is saying is true or not? I know, I know, they need to leave certain things out to make the show work, but sustaining belief for so long just isn’t possible — eventually fans are going to grow very tired.

And Jack? Excuse my language, but why is he being such a pussy these days? I’ll end this entry here; until next week.