^^^
This reminds me of something similar. It turns out that two universes of different dimensionality can be exactly equivalent. That is, one can be transformed into the other and vice versa. This is known as the
ADS/CFT correspondence, and is similar to the
holographic principle, which conjectures that all the information in a region of space can be encoded on it's boundary.
In short, all the physics of a string theoryesque universe can be represented as a standardesque quantum theory on an n-1 brane, or a universe of one less dimension. This is considered by many to be the crowning achievement of string theory and, it is conjectured that this property holds in our universe as well.
If true, this means that our universe can be viewed in another way, as a universe of only two spacial dimensions in which the objects we know of are completely unrecognizable. For example, black holes are transformed into thermal radiation, and are spread out rather than point-like. I've always wondered whether this 2d version of our universe, if it exists, could support life. Perhaps there could even be some kind of communication between us and the 2d aliens.
I also wonder whether the universe could be viewed in more than two ways. My favorite pet theory is that the simplest way to view our universe is as purely 2d. In other words, with one spacial and one time dimension. Of course there is no evidence of this, that I know of.
Anyway, I'm really sober right no, gdi, so the above may make no sense whatsoever. I may edit it for clarity next time I do drugs.