SOLUTION: Can two lines exist that are not intersecting or parallel? If so, how? If not, why?

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Question 426112: Can two lines exist that are not intersecting or parallel? If so, how? If not, why?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, but in Euclidean 3-space. In this case we can have two non-intersecting lines not parallel. Consider an example of two freeways in which one bridges over the other. This satisfies because the freeways are not parallel and do not intersect at the same point in space.