Joshua Haris Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 No, we don't have to die to understand why we got here. You took everything I said directly without thinking it through. I wanted to say that it matters, but only to the minority people, those who are obsessed with it, scientists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 I wanted to say that it matters, but only to the minority people, those who are obsessed with it, scientists. and the dark matter fairies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I collect Dark Matter every night from the skies with a fishing net. I store it (safely) in little yellow tubes and store it safely in my cryogenics facility. The efficacy of my work is patently obvious ... the more I collect in the early hours of the morning, the brighter the sky becomes. I can't be bothered to do it so much in the winter as it gets bloody cold ... hence shorter sunlight hours. As the weather gets warmer, I get up earlier with the fishing net and catch loads more ... hence more light. You may be wondering what I do with all the 'Dark Matter' ? What do you think I started the 'Space Shuttle' programme up for? ... I dump all the dark matter back into outer space! (Collections from black bins only and no garden waste!) (or bottles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Gravitational lensing believed to be caused by dark matter. Fantastic picture. Basically it's the mass of the dark matter bending light like a lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Gravitational lensing believed to be caused by dark matter. Fantastic picture. Basically it's the mass of the dark matter bending light like a lens. What a superbly written link! ... presume you wrote it? Thanks for saying 'Basically' what the whole thing's about ... It's great to get comments from leading scientists who know everything. I bow to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742Sheff Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 What's the point in collecting dark matter? Collect dark energy and you'll be quids in as well as famous for ending the planets fuel crisis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redyam Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Most of the universe (96%) is made up of something we can't see, hear, touch or detect with any instrument we have. We have no idea what this 'stuff' is, but we call it dark energy and dark matter. And we only realised this a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym8scallmeh Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Theres loads in my teenage sons bedroom, esp under the bed and resembles junk, scary place:roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickw Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 So the dark reference is to something we don't know about, like the dark ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742Sheff Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 We probably understand 1% of the universe at best. I have always been interested in the big bang but that question will never be answered in my lifetime. The closest science has come at the moment it to explain it as the universe continually expanding then constricting over and over. We have to concede that some questions will never be answered.... WHAT went bang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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