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In which alternate dimensions are located

Al, getting in car: I had a pen, and now I do not have a pen, and I cannot see it
me: it has to be somewhere?
Al: no actually, I think it has fallen into another dimension
Al: I am starting to think that is how you find alternate dimensions, by throwing pens around and noting where they do not land
me: like socks?
Al: or spoons. Why do spoons get lost more often than forks? Clearly we are losing them to alternate dimensions
me: but these dimensions are small - you'd have to start losing larger things if you wanted to find one big enough to crawl into
Al: how much bigger do you need? Dog house sized?
me: but to get some that big you'd have to lose a large dog or a child
Al: ...
me: ...
Al: yeah, no, we can't do that, can we