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Found: 90% of the distant Universe
Discover ^ | March 24th, 2010 | Phil Plait

Posted on 03/25/2010 6:50:58 PM PDT by zeugma

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Interesting.
1 posted on 03/25/2010 6:50:58 PM PDT by zeugma
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And what’s weird is, it was found to be in the red

I guess these things really do come in threes.

Obama's a red, and the solvency of the United States is in the red.

2 posted on 03/25/2010 6:53:49 PM PDT by SirJohnBarleycorn
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Oh sure. They can find the universe, but when are they gonna find my missing car keys and the missing socks from my clothes dryer?
3 posted on 03/25/2010 6:58:35 PM PDT by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
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90% of the distant Universe was thought to be missing

It's always in the last place you put it...

4 posted on 03/25/2010 7:06:08 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo (The GOP: The Big Tent with a Fifth Column.)
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Oh sure. They can find the universe, but when are they gonna find my missing car keys and the missing socks from my clothes dryer?

Can't help with the car keys unless you have a cat. Have you asked him/her?

The missing socks, on the other hand, has been explained. From what I understand, the heat and rotational energy from the dryer, combined with the static electricity caused by the clothes tumbling around inside cause a rift in the space-time continuum. Apparently all missing socks end up somewhere on Vogon, which was the real reason they are so gung-ho about building a hyperspace bypass in this neck of the universe.

5 posted on 03/25/2010 7:07:41 PM PDT by zeugma (Proofread a page a day: http://www.pgdp.net/)
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Oh my, I'm sure glad they found that, took a load off my shoulders.

There is just so much humor waiting to be written about this Thread.

It's going to be a lot of fun to watach.

6 posted on 03/25/2010 7:08:09 PM PDT by annieokie
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Spock: “Gas. Gas, Captain. Under impulse power she expends fuel like any other vessel. We call it ‘plasma’. But whatever the Klingon designation is it is merely ionized gas.”
Uhura: “Well what about all that equipment we’re carrying to catalog gaseous anomalies? Well the thing’s got to have a tailpipe.”
—”STVI:TUC”, Stardate 9523.8


7 posted on 03/25/2010 7:08:10 PM PDT by golas1964 (It takes an ACORN to raze a village.)
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bflr


8 posted on 03/25/2010 7:08:34 PM PDT by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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ping


9 posted on 03/25/2010 7:10:53 PM PDT by 4Speed
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I have 3 cats and I’m missing 3 car keys. Coincidence? I think not!


10 posted on 03/25/2010 7:22:54 PM PDT by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
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Why do we allow quarterbacks to have such a hold over us? Personally, I couldn't care less if Bill Belichick traded Tom Brady and other draft picks for the top pick so he can get Tim Tebow.

Put a decent team on the field and I'll tune in on Sundays to watch no matter who the quarterback is. I think we just put too much stock in quarterbacks. They sure do get a lot of undue attention.

11 posted on 03/25/2010 7:25:22 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 26 days away from outliving Jack Kerouac)
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Or Obama’s birth certificate. ;-)


12 posted on 03/25/2010 7:30:09 PM PDT by doc1019 (Thank you Republican Party for allowing this piece of crap to become President.)
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You seem to be forgetting how cute Tony Romo’s dimples are.


13 posted on 03/25/2010 7:34:39 PM PDT by altura
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How was 90% determined if we don’t know what 100% is?


14 posted on 03/25/2010 7:36:33 PM PDT by StraightDave (.)
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15 posted on 03/25/2010 7:37:25 PM PDT by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
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How can they find a finite per-centage of infinity?

I don’t pretend to be scientific minded, just asking.

Does the word “universe” mean “everything”?


16 posted on 03/25/2010 7:41:24 PM PDT by Graybeard58
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The real question is what is on the outside of the universe?


17 posted on 03/25/2010 7:49:45 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights (NATHAN DEAL for GEORGIA GOVERNOR; http://www.dealforgovernor.com)
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To: Graybeard58

If I put it into words, I’d just be wrong, but that never stops me. From what I understand, the universe we can observe has a finite boundry. According to most, it is also expanding. What it is expanding into, I haven’t clue #1. There would also seem to be a finite amount of “stuff” in the universe. Personally, I’ve never bought into the whole “dark matter” thing, as it just seems like hand-waving and a way to avoid saying “we don’t know”, which seems to be a failure common to most humans.


18 posted on 03/25/2010 7:55:21 PM PDT by zeugma (Proofread a page a day: http://www.pgdp.net/)
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The real question is what is on the outside of the universe?

Orange jello?

19 posted on 03/25/2010 7:56:15 PM PDT by zeugma (Proofread a page a day: http://www.pgdp.net/)
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Because of the rotational speed of the metal dryer drum cutting magnetic lines of force, which are everywhere,it initiates an obverse minute tear in the space-time continuum through which single socks are able to slip into the Hozone;
thus your missing socks. If you are able to reverse the rotational direction of the metal drum by the square root of 2 you will force your missing socks to return. Thank you for your attention.


20 posted on 03/25/2010 8:18:23 PM PDT by pankot
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