Last week on “Lost”, Locke revealed that Jacob wanted them to “move the island”. In a show that (according to producers) has basis in scientific theory, this may seem absurd. In an article in Popular Mechanics, physicist Dr. Michio Kaku explains the theoretically possible.

[Dr. Kaku] thinks that Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are using the island’s unique properties­—namely its electromagnet and the Casimir Effect hinted at in the Orchid Station orientation video—to open a transversible wormhole to different points in time and space.

But how realistic is moving an entire island through time and space? According to Kaku, there are two ways it could be possible: Quantum teleportation, which would zap the island from one place to another; or through a wormhole, which could theoretically move the island to different points in either space or time. Quantum teleportation of photons and atoms already exists, says Kaku­—the record is 600 meters over the Danube River—but “to move an island would require technology centuries more advanced than what we have now.”

I’m glad that “Lost” is sticking with its promise to be scientifically explainable, even if it’s theoretical. Also, Dr. Kaku is brilliant and entertaining. I’ve read two of his books and can highly recommend them if you have an interested physics. I haven’t yet read his latest book, “Physics of the Impossible” in which he examines scientific basis for Science-Fiction, but I imagine it would have broader appeal.

Although I’m not as jazzed about “Lost” as I once was, I still find it enjoyable and interesting. I’m glad they haven’t gotten hung up on explaining mysteries and continue to make the characters themselves interesting, leaving the island mysteries as a backdrop to move the characters on their journey.

Is the ‘moving island’ too much fantasy for you? Or, have you accepted things like this as part of “Lost”.