Wormholes as Space Tunnels

Metaphor: Wormholes are often depicted as shortcuts through space, like subway tunnels connecting distant points in the universe.

Problem / Misleading Aspect: This metaphor implies pre-formed paths, transport logistics, and human-scale navigation, suggesting that travel through a wormhole is like taking a familiar tunnel. It obscures the relational geometry of spacetime, the extreme curvature involved, and the speculative nature of wormhole existence. Readers may imagine a cosmic transit system, complete with tickets and timetables, rather than emergent alignments of spacetime potentials.

Relational Ontology Correction: Wormholes, if they exist, are relational structures of spacetime, arising from exotic matter-energy configurations and curvature. They are not tunnels with walls, entrances, or “routes” — they are potential alignments in the relational dynamics of the cosmos.

Parody / Conceptual Highlight: Taken literally, one might picture commuters complaining about cosmic potholes, astronomers issuing wormhole MetroCards, or a black hole serving as a lost-and-found. The absurdity underscores the conceptual danger: metaphors of tunnels or passages risk imposing human-scale intentionality on a phenomenon governed entirely by relational spacetime dynamics.