User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 13/@comment-71.31.19.224-20141210052406/@comment-75.36.209.244-20141226105256

"the one problem i have is Doc is trpaed in a furtre cube but everyone else uses them to transport so why did Doc not come out when Grif threw the secound one lol"

I've been thinking about this and here is what I've come up whith so far:

Now, when originally shown, the future cubes made objects within their blast radius disappear and then reappear, but it is not shown how they do it.

Originally I suspected that the objects were either transported to a sub-space of some sort, or that they were converted to data (as in the Star Trek series).

This could make sense for when Griff was using them, with different frequencies refering to either different sub-spaces or different computer files.

However, when Carolina was using the cubes, she teleported herself and the others with the use of only one cube. No sub-space, no data and no second cube.

This means that the both future cube's starting and ending locations are in the same overall existence, and thus Donut's description of them as similar to pokeballs is inacurate.

Nevertheless the point still stands that Griff successfully used them in such a manner, with the frequencies changing what set of objects were affected.

So how do they work? you ask, and how does this explain Doc's lack of returning?

Well, I'm getting to that, let me awnser the first question first.

What occurs to me is that they might work on two designated spaces for each cube.

For the sake of simplicity, lets say that Cube_A's designated spaces are Space_A (the starting point) and Space_B (the ending point).

Presumably Space_A and Space_B would need to have the same volume and shape as one another, otherwise you would have to deal with the potential distortion of any objects you are trying to transport.

Now, as seen in the series, Space_A (once again the starting point) is determined by where Cube_A lands.

Space_B on the other hand is determined by the frequency Cube_A is set to.

When Cube_A is activated, the objects within Space_A are transported to Space_B and the objects within Space_B are transported to Space_A (in simpler terms, the objects within Space_A and Space_B trade places).

So lets describe a situation shall we.

Lets say that you have to future cubes; Cube_A (yes, Cube_A from before) and Cube_B.

Furthermore lets say that Cube_B's designated spaces are Space_C (Cube_B's starting point) and Space_D (Cube_B's ending point).

Now, lets say there are three objects; Object_A, Object_B and Object_C.

Each of these objects are in a different location; Object_A is in Location_A, Object_B is in Location_B and Object_C is in Location_C.

Now, you set Cube_A's frequency so that Space_B is at Location_B and currently encompasses Object_B.

Furthermore, you set Cube_B to the same frequency as Cube_A. This means that Space_D and Space_B both refer to the same space at Location_B and both currently encompass Object_B.

So, you throw Cube_A at Location_A and it activates. Space_A is now located at Location_A (Cube_A's current location) and encompasses Object_A. However the teleportation occurs and Object_A (which was located in Space_A) is transported to Space_B. At the same time, Object_B (which was located in Space_B) is transported to Space_A. By the end of this process, Cube_A is renderd unusable (as shown when Carolina tells the others that they only have one remaining cube).

Then, you throw Cube_B at Location_C and it activates. Space_C is now located at Location_C (Cube_C's current location) and encompasses Object_C. The teleportation occurs and Object_C (which was located in Space_C) is transported to Space_D (which is currently the same as Space_B and is at Location_B). At the same time, Object_A (which had teleported to Space_B) is transported to Space_C. Finally, Cube_B is renderd unusable.

Last but not least, what may have happened to Doc.

Lets say that the cube used on Doc was Cube_A. Space_A remains Cube_A's location, but we do not know where Space_B is, only that it corrisponds to what Griff calls "frequency B".

So, Doc was shown being teleported along with a crate. When Griff threw the second cube set to "frequency B" the crate returned but Doc did not.

Well, if Doc and the crate were teleported to Space_B, and then for what ever reason Doc moved or was moved outside of Space_B, than when Griff threw the second cube set to "frequency B" Doc should not return, just as he did not.

Sorry for the long post.

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