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Huge Hole Found in the Universe
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| 8/23/07
| Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 08/23/2007 4:56:57 PM PDT by anymouse
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To: anymouse
“Astronomers don’t know why the hole is there.”
Every thing else in the universe has an anus. Why not the universe itself? Yeah that is one enormous rectum, but look how much fecal matter this universe has to expel, just from politically correct and liberalism.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:21:02 PM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(What kind of lunatics abort their own babies to make the labor force dependent upon illegal aliens?)
To: Talking_Mouse
Forgive a possible stupid question but the void between galaxies, was to my understanding, a void. How is this different than the void between galaxies?Actually, no. The halo surrounding galaxies has been found to extend much farther out from the main core than long thought. Relatively speaking, the density is much much lower than in the galactic body, but it's not a true void.
What they're talking about here is on a much more massive scale entirely. Deep sky surveys have shown that there's structure to galaxies. They clump in groups. And the groups also sort of form clumps that extend in great bands and filaments throughout the known universe (Maybe I should make that the "known" universe).
There have been voids seen between the galactic bands, but what's described here is mind-bogglingly huge. Whole galaxy clusters could disappear within it!
This is fascinating stuff
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:21:40 PM PDT
by
irv
To: anymouse
They finally found the black hole where all my money went.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:22:17 PM PDT
by
rod1
To: anymouse
"This void is approximately 35,194,176,000,000,000,000,000 miles away Captain. Shall we investigate further?"
"No, Mr. Spock. I think you've gone far enough already."
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:23:00 PM PDT
by
Max in Utah
(O Great and Benevolent Rulers of America: WHERE'S OUR FENCE?!)
To: anymouse
In related news, Hillary began another speech in front of an emptyheaded liberal audience Thursday ...
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:23:53 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: anymouse
The Hole Story
What would we do without holes?
Ever thought about it?
Moles would be lost souls without holes.
A nose would be nothing without nostrils.
Donuts would be rolls, without holes.
Would cheese be swiss without holes?
Never!
There is no such thing as half a hole.
There is a half a whole.
But, a hole is a whole hole,
no matter the size or shape.
Holes have been condemned by prejudice.
They have been called “the pits”.
Things might be full of holes,
as your might say this essay is.
They leak like a sieve,
but we could not live,
without holes.
by me
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:27:31 PM PDT
by
wizr
(A step in Faith will set you free.)
To: anymouse
Here's a huge hole in the ocean:
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:27:36 PM PDT
by
groanup
(Limited government is the answer. What's the question?)
To: anymouse
How will we keep the chocolate rain from pouring in?
To: anymouse
Astronomer finds nothing, gets big grant to keep finding nothing.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:28:44 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: eastforker
the universe is not infinite but rather indefinitely large. Nor are there any actual infinitesimals but rather something indefinitely very small.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:28:50 PM PDT
by
ari-freedom
(I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
To: anymouse
Sloppy writing: it’s not a hole, it’s a void.
To: eastforker
the universe is not infinite but rather indefinitely large. Nor are there any actual infinitesimals but rather something indefinitely very small.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:30:10 PM PDT
by
ari-freedom
(I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
To: Man50D
No, the hole is caused by chlorfluorocarbons...
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:30:49 PM PDT
by
achilles2000
(Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
To: anymouse
It’s global warming and Bush’s fault ... if he’d just ........
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:32:12 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress - Mark Twain")
To: anymouse
“huge hole in it that dwarfs anything else of its kind.”
Collective brain of democrat party leadership.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:32:57 PM PDT
by
Nuc1
(NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
To: ari-freedom
Great, can you describe where it starts and where it ends? BTW, welcome to FR.
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:33:00 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
To: racnpartsales4u
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To: dan1123
The question is, could this be the center of the universe? Or the edge? Maybe the universe is bent over and they are looking at it's butt. :)
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:35:59 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: F.J. Mitchell
Every thing else in the universe has an anus. Why not the universe itself? Perhaps you noticed this salient point: "There is a "remarkable drop in the number of galaxies" in a region of sky in the constellation Eridanus?
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posted on
08/23/2007 5:36:31 PM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(Clinton-Obama '08. Start building your fallout shelters today!)
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