[rjxhofvs] Real Infinity Gems

We propose magnetic monopoles as the real-world equivalent of the Marvel Universe's Infinity Stones.  (But this is still mostly sci-fi.)

They arise from a topological point defect in spacetime left over from the creation of universe, so there are only a finite number of them in the universe, with no way of making more, short of creating another universe.  (This seems actually false, with the LHC trying to produce and detect them.)

Because they are about spacetime, getting ahold of one gives you the ability to do things like make wormholes and do time travel, so they are worth the effort to acquire.

The topological point defect is similar to how on a geodesic dome, there are a few (precisely 12) vertices with 5 neighbors instead of 6.  This explains why there are only a finite number of them.  What polyhedron is our universe?  Maybe Poincare dodecahedral space.

This is in contrast to someone else who proposed gravitational singularities as real-life infinity stones.  Black holes are a dime a dozen and more are being made all the time.

Hint: there's an easy-to-get monopole buried in a neutron star, because magnetic monopoles are attracted to magnets.  Which one?  Just measure the total magnetic flux of each neutron star and pick the one which is nonzero by one Planck unit.  Then disassemble the neutron star: mining.  Incidentally, this is reminiscent of the construction of Thor's Stormbreaker.

That was the easy one.  The others have run into supermassive black holes.  Not sure if the monopole is smeared over the event horizon or has become incorporated into the gravitational singularity at the center, but either way, let's say you have to disassemble the black hole: more mining.

By the way, when we said there are only a finite number of them in the universe, we didn't mean observable universe.  We meant universe.

Needless to say, collecting monopoles is not a hobby for low-technology races intimidated by the above tasks.