1. Wormholes & Plumbing

“There are a hundred million things that could go wrong. My body could disintegrate, or explode, or both. I could be trapped in seventh-dimensional space, stuck inside a bookcase, doomed to watch a highlights reel of the worst choices I’ve ever made in my life for the rest of eternity… Or, I could become the first person in history to safely pass through a wormhole... which would be pretty cool.”