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'''Hypercubes''' were a type of communication technology used by the [[Time | '''Hypercubes''' were a type of communication technology used by the [[Time Lord]]s which resembled cubes. They could be used by humans as well as Time Lords, they were used by thinking or speaking to them, and were then sent through time. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]'', ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'') They were theoretically impossible to intercept, however an agent of the [[Faction Paradox]] was able to intercept a cube [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] sent to the Time Lords. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Unnatural History]]'') | ||
:''Presumably, [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], seen assembling the components to summon the Time Lords about the [[War Lord]]s, used a hybercube.'' ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | :''Presumably, [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], seen assembling the components to summon the Time Lords about the [[War Lord]]s, used a hybercube.'' ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 23:05, 2 August 2009
Hypercubes were a type of communication technology used by the Time Lords which resembled cubes. They could be used by humans as well as Time Lords, they were used by thinking or speaking to them, and were then sent through time. (EDA: Vampire Science, The Ancestor Cell) They were theoretically impossible to intercept, however an agent of the Faction Paradox was able to intercept a cube the Doctor sent to the Time Lords. (EDA: Unnatural History)
- Presumably, the Doctor, seen assembling the components to summon the Time Lords about the War Lords, used a hybercube. (DW: The War Games)
Behind the Scenes
In Real World science, a hypercube means a higher-dimensional analogue to a cube, the former have having four, the latter having three dimensions.
