Posted on 12/05/2015 10:01:56 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: This tiny ball provides evidence that the universe will expand forever. Measuring slightly over one tenth of a millimeter, the ball moves toward a smooth plate in response to energy fluctuations in the vacuum of empty space. The attraction is known as the Casimir Effect, named for its discoverer, who, 55 years ago, was trying to understand why fluids like mayonnaise move so slowly. Today, evidence indicates that most of the energy density in the universe is in an unknown form dubbed dark energy. The form and genesis of dark energy is almost completely unknown, but postulated as related to vacuum fluctuations similar to the Casimir Effect but generated somehow by space itself. This vast and mysterious dark energy appears to gravitationally repel all matter and hence will likely cause the universe to expand forever. Understanding vacuum energy is on the forefront of research not only to better understand our universe but also for stopping micro-mechanical machine parts from sticking together.
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[Credit and Copyright: Umar Mohideen (U. California at Riverside)]
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Ah, the old mayonnaise-micro-mechanical machine parts-universe connection.
Mayonnaise, along with many other sauces and dressings can be observed to move much more quickly when in the presence of Golabki (served on March 4th of each year in honor of the feast of St Casimir.)
Mayo, tomato sauce, hot sauce, gravy, tzatziki and many others move with significant rapidity in this environment.
Balsamic vinegar mayo turns out to be holding the universe together.
It’s a reprise, turns out, and APoD has been on FR since 2002 at least:
Astronomy Picture of the Day 9-17-02
NASA | 9-17-02 | Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
Posted on 09/16/2002 10:05:58 PM PDT by petuniasevan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/752000/posts
Forces are transmitted through dark matter at far greater speeds than the speed of ight, calling into question the general theory.
:’)
I’ve speculated for nearly 2 decades now, in an amateur cosmologist sort of way, that the force of gravity, whose true fundamental nature is still basically unknown, other than Einstein referring to it as a “warpage” of space-time, is somehow related to the Casimer effect.
That an object’s presence, in some way, removes energy out of the (*so-called) ‘empty’ vacuum of space, thereby creating an access of energy around the object resulting in a “negative pressure” situation much like in the Casimir effect. The net positive pressure around the object creates a ‘well’ (like sink water and an open drain) which draws objects in the vicinity of the object (negative energy well) towards it, like tiny particles floating in sink water going down a drain.
*space of course is not really empty, but rather seething with quantum energy.
Where have we heard that one before?
Mayonnaise isn’t such a problem if the jar has a wide mouth.
Ketchup, on the other hand...
Star Wars VIII: The Casimir Effect
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