Dark Matter Caught Behaving Strangely


	Dark Matter Caught Behaving Strangely

invictus

8-21-2007 10:14 PM

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dark matter, physics, science

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8-22-2007 1:27 AM

The REAL Napster

...and the mystery surrounding dark matter deepens...

8-22-2007 1:36 AM

alanocu

I never thought an astronomy observation would be described as a galactic slam dance.

8-22-2007 3:48 AM

pokkets

It's funny the way they describe dark matter doing something weird, as though it wasn't weird in the first place. Maybe we're looking at dark matter too four dimensionally.

8-22-2007 5:05 AM

mike_law

It's funny how all Man's theories are just getting thrown away because we are know seeing our error's.

8-22-2007 5:07 AM

skwirlinator

Its funny how we humans even imagine we have the universe figured out!

8-22-2007 6:40 AM

rwatuny

How many angels could dance on the head of a pin?

8-22-2007 7:07 AM

digits

i lke how they call it weird too - as if because we made some theory some things in nature are now being defiant by going against it. LoL

8-22-2007 7:45 AM

syncopath

i personally prefer slam - as spoken word poetry ...
but, sky is not the limit ..

8-22-2007 9:21 AM

dorine

skwirl...I'm with you. I ask that all the time.

8-22-2007 2:51 PM

deusdiabolus

Well, YEAH. It's DARK matter. It does what it wants.

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