[Ah, these were many of the things that Tech was wondering about himself. So they had that in common. At least.]

All excellent questions. But the problem, of course, is that what makes this place so metaphysically interesting is also what makes it difficult--if not impossible--to quantify. It's hard to make a physical observation when every other person in the city seems to operate with a varying set of physics. For all we know, other things, such as your distance to the sun, could be just as negotiable. It's fascinating really.