He experiences a dizzy spell with patterns appearing in his vision, and suddenly finds himself in another world devoid of civilization.
The woman, who insists on being addressed as "Miss Hoff", discovered the world they are on by accident while developing mathematical theory.
She introduces Norman to the other inhabitants of the world, including a woman from the American Civil War era, and a youth with mental disabilities.
He has constructed an intricate wooden model that, if examined closely by someone sufficiently intoxicated, will allow that person to return to Earth.
Norman tries his trick after drinking a lot of extremely disgusting home-made liquor, and returns to his home town, where he is arrested for drunkenness.