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The Pataphysics of the Future Andrew Hugill, Hongji Yang, Fania Raczinski De Montfort University Leicester, UK

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Page 1: Pataphysics of the Future - Andrew Hugillandrewhugill.com/lectures/PataphysicsoftheFuturetext.pdf · Faustroll •"Why should anyone claim that the shape of a watch is round [...]

ThePataphysicsoftheFuture

AndrewHugill,HongjiYang,FaniaRaczinski

DeMontfortUniversityLeicester,UK

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Faustroll

• "Whyshouldanyoneclaimthattheshapeofawatchisround[...]- Perhapsunderthepretextofutility".(AlfredJarry,ExploitsandOpinionsofDrFaustroll,pataphysician).

• Prediction1:Uselessnesswillincrease,andbeseenasapositiveantidotetoaneraofutility.

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Dusterslippers

Chindōgu CarelmanObjetIntrouvable

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Sandomir

“IsthereanyneedtowishpataphysicswellinBuenosAires?Itwasthere,asitwaseverywhere,beforewecameintoexistenceanditcandowithoutthelotofus.Itwillalwaysexistandwilldowithoutusalltogether.Itcanevendowithoutexisting,foritdoesnotevenneedtoexistinordertoexist”.(1966)

Prediction2:Pataphysicswillbecomeevermoreconscious,asphysicsreplacesmetaphysics.

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Borges’ChineseEncyclopedia:Definitionsof‘animals’thosethatbelongtotheEmperor,embalmedones,thosethataretrained,sucklingpigs,mermaids,fabulousones,straydogs,thoseincludedinthepresentclassification,thosethattrembleasiftheyweremad,innumerableones,thosedrawnwithaveryfinecamelhairbrush,others,thosethathavejustbrokenaflowervase,thosethatfromalongwayofflooklikeflies.

Prediction3:logicaltaxonomieswillincreasinglybereplacedbyimaginarysolutions

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JimHendler

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Traditionalsearchenginearchitecture

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Pataphysicalsearchengine

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Examples

Query =“Tree”• Patadata=[Tree(equivalent), Car(opposite),Paper(antinomy),Narwhal(anomaly),Book(syzygy),VenusFlyTrap(clinamen)]

Query =“SunGodRa”• Patadata=[SunGodRa(equivalent), Slave(opposite),Holiday(antinomy),BlueBalloon(anomaly),Pyramid(syzygy),Sphinx(clinamen)]

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PossibleimplementationofPataphysicalsearch

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Spiralinterface

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Prototypehttp:http://pata.fania.eu/