<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful AI assistant.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
What are wormholes ? Explain like i am 5<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Some people think there are those things called wormholes that allow people to travel very-very far very quickly, faster than anything else, even faster than light. 
Imagine a caterpillar in the middle of a big leaf, and it needs to be on the other side of it. It can crawl to the edge and then turn around it. But if it chews a hole though the leaf then it is a much shorter path. Wormholes work the same way.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Can you tell me more? What's meant by space? How would I be traveling it? Do I have to squeeze through like a worm? And are the holes worm size, or why are they called that?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Sure! Space is the place where everything exists: the stars, planets, galaxies, and everything in between. When we talk about traveling through space, we mean moving from one place in space to another.

Now, imagine you're playing with a toy car, and you want to move it from one part of your toy city to another. You can either drive the car all the way through the streets to get there, or you can use a special tunnel that connects two parts of the city together. That tunnel is like a wormhole!

With a wormhole, you can go from one part of space to another without having to travel through all the space in between. You don't have to squeeze through like a worm, and the holes aren't worm-sized either. The name "wormhole" comes from the idea that it's like a worm burrowing through an apple: the worm can travel from one part of the apple to another without having to travel all the way around the outside. Similarly, a spaceship can travel from one part of space to another by going through a wormhole instead of traveling through all the space in between.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Why are they called wormholes? Do they actually have worms in them?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
The term "wormhole" was first coined in 1957 by the physicist John Wheeler, who is credited with popularizing the concept.

The term "wormhole" is appropriate because, like a worm burrowing through an apple, a wormhole allows one to travel through space by passing through a tunnel-like structure. The name "wormhole" has since become a widely recognized term in both popular culture and scientific discourse.<|im_end|>