Professor Michio Kaku was outright tired.
"Professor, how can the space-time continuum crumble? I mean if Einstein was right and space time is one and the same, how comes we don't feel like it? "

"Remove feelings from facts, Edwin. Einstein's theory was and is counter-intuitive. What you call space, another person calls time. There's volumes on this. Check out Theory of Gravity. Now if you'll excuse... "

"But Professor, you never answered my question. How can space time crumble? "

"And what is crumble? "

"Uhm, disintegrate? " Edwin said. The entire lecture hall was silent.

"Space-time isn't disintegrating Edwin. Rather our universe is expanding. In that perspective, events in our locality are not affected. It is the frame of reference from outside our locality in which space-time ceases to exist. "

Edwin now grinned, raising his hand for the millionth time.
"Does that mean Professor that there exists a place where there's no space time continuum? "

Professor Michio scratched his ears.
"And if does exist, " Edwin added fervently, "How can we detect it? "
"Edwin, you seem to be lost in imagination. Such a place is not perceptible with our normal eyes. Now that's a topic for the Psychiatric Facility. Mind giving them a visit? "

The whole class laughed hysterically.
Edwin shook in his seat.

"Alright," The Professor said to them all, "make sure you finish your assignments. For any questions, meet me at my office. "

***
He hadn't taken a seat when someone knocked on his door.
   "Who's there? "
"Edwin Gabriel. "
That kid.

***
"And what brings you to my office Mr. Edwin? " The grey haired Professor looked at him.

"Well, I'm just asking whether that place exists Professor. "

It was a bullish Einstein-like curiosity.
"Have you finished your assignments, Edwin? "
"Yes. All of them plus next week's."
The Professor was impressed.
"All right, take a seat. Let me give you a snippet of quantum theory. But I'm warning you, this is way over your... "
"I'm ready. "