Tangential lives: everybody gets one. At any point in your life, you can chose to make the "other" choice, and live your life along that dimensional line until death, at which point, you return to your current life, at the point where you created the tangent, memories fully intact.

Side-effects may include feeling old before your time and dissatisfaction with your "real" life.

Note that the earlier you make the choice to tangentalize, the longer your alternate life will be (unless your alternate decision causes you to get his by a car), but waiting until later in life may yield better informed choices. Also, when you find that your parachute has a hole in it, you'll regret having already used up your tangent.

"Today on BBC Sport, we turn to the disqualification of Didrik Armstrong from the Tour de France, when it was discovered that the other eight members of his team were Simacrulogues. There has long been suspicion in the global community that such tactics were in play, as Didrik's teammates often wear themselves to the point of exhaustion in order to support his win, while they themselves attain no glory.

"The deception was discovered this afternoon when the teammate riding just ahead of Armstrong collapsed on the track; Didrik blacked out at the same instant, prompting doctors to hook up a portable MRI to both individuals. When their brainwave readings appeared nearly identical, other team members were scanned as well.

"Mindsynch Inc., the worlds largest producer of Simacrulogues, said it holds no responsibility for any owner's use of their secondary bodies."