Dark matter

There have been several references to dark matter, or dark energy. It is applied, seemingly, to anything that can't be expained. What exactly is this dark matter or dark energy?

It's kinda like gravity; we know what it does, and we see its effects, but we don't really have any idea why it happens, or what specifically it is.

There have been several references to dark matter, or dark energy. It is applied, seemingly, to anything that can't be expained. What exactly is this dark matter or dark energy?

It is a fancy way of scientists to say "We don't know"

It's kinda like gravity; we know what it does, and we see its effects, but we don't really have any idea why it happens, or what specifically it is.

It is the same way with any physics law, not just gravity.

Couldn't they find a better name for it like dynamic geothermal coupling quadraplexing? Sounds better and far more researched than dark energy. Dark energy is something I would expect to find in a box of Captain Crunch. And Dark Matter sounds like something you might find in the bottom of a reactor in a nuclear power plant.

I think they found some dark matter when they pumped out my septic tank last winter.

Would you feel better if we pretended that Dark was actually an acronym for Dynamic Anti-matter Retrograde Kinesthesis or something equally inappropriate?

Dark matter will henceforth be refered to as DARK Matter, so as to satisfy the public need for complexity.

I imagine their "Dark Matter" or "Dark Energy" is just them stealing a term from astromoners

Would you feel better if we pretended that Dark was actually an acronym for Dynamic Anti-matter Retrograde Kinesthesis or something equally inappropriate?

Dark matter will henceforth be refered to as DARK Matter, so as to satisfy the public need for complexity.

Perfect!!! Brilliant!!! Now it makes so much more sense. From this time forward it will be known as Dynamic Anti-matter Retrograde Kinesthesis matter or energy.

This, I assume, would be just like comparing it to a magnet. There is a magnet (DARK matter) and then a magnetic field (DARK energy). Am I close to grasping the truth yet? Of course I understand that DARK matter and DARK energy is nothing physically like a magnet I am just drawing a corolation between a solid and the energy it produces.

I thought dark matter and dark energy weren't related.  Dark matter is just the stuff that causes all the unknown gravitational effects on galaxies, and dark energy is supposed to be the negative pressure that causes the expansion of the universe.
Since flat earthers probably don't believe in gravitational effects on galaxies or the expansion of the universe, then it's probably the term that was borrowed, not the connotations of the term.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter


Wikipedia for the win




Now, I'm not saying that I've read through these, or understand the few parts that I did read, but, uh, just a quick search in Wikipedia turned these up. So enjoy.

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Like the Force?

It's kinda like gravity; we know what it does, and we see its effects, but we don't really have any idea why it happens, or what specifically it is.

we know why gravity happens, and what it is

now for something really cool, has anyone heard of stephen hawkings theory of anti-matter?

Do you mean the whole theory including Hawking Radiation and black holes and the like?

Do you mean the whole theory including Hawking Radiation and black holes and the like?

yes, ive been reading up alot about this lately.

turns out, a small black hole could have gone through earth in 1908 in Siberia. it was called the tungus event.

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Do you mean the whole theory including Hawking Radiation and black holes and the like?

yes, ive been reading up alot about this lately.

turns out, a small black hole could have gone through earth in 1908 in Siberia. it was called the tungus event.

Now, this sounds interesting. Where would I find information on anti-matter Hawkings and The Tungus Event?

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I have no concerns for my bodily appearances, such concern goes against the man-code. Now rather than a witty retort, do you have anything to contribute with regard to "Darth Energy".
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I have no concerns for my bodily appearances, such concern goes against the man-code. Now rather than a witty retort, do you have anything to contribute with regard to "Darth Energy".
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You obviously have no concern for your bodily appearance. I am not sure of what man-code you are refering to. But the man code that I go by states that a man should be in good enough condition so as not to get winded by eating a bag of chips.
As to "Darth Energy" that is the stupidest thing since Erik the Viking mistakenly ordered 10,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.

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Do you mean the whole theory including Hawking Radiation and black holes and the like?

yes, ive been reading up alot about this lately.

turns out, a small black hole could have gone through earth in 1908 in Siberia. it was called the tungus event.

Now, this sounds interesting. Where would I find information on anti-matter Hawkings and The Tungus Event?

Tunguska was no black hole. It was a comet or an asteroid that exploded 1 mile over tundra. It created an explosion wave that hit the trees and formed a butterfly-like form by the way of trees fell. The pattern was later reproduced in the lab. That's how it was determined that it exploded in the air instead of on impact.

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Ha  I greatly appreciated the humour in that post, thank you for that ujb, and serious lomfs...insults and personal insults really dont give anyone the impression that your points will be valid or even worth listening too.

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Do you mean the whole theory including Hawking Radiation and black holes and the like?

yes, ive been reading up alot about this lately.

turns out, a small black hole could have gone through earth in 1908 in Siberia. it was called the tungus event.

Now, this sounds interesting. Where would I find information on anti-matter Hawkings and The Tungus Event?

Tunguska was no black hole. It was a comet or an asteroid that exploded 1 mile over tundra. It created an explosion wave that hit the trees and formed a butterfly-like form by the way of trees fell. The pattern was later reproduced in the lab. That's how it was determined that it exploded in the air instead of on impact.

Tunguska was a meteorite that impacted the Earth. Scientists found a large blast radius, that felled many trees and whatnot.


The thing about the Tunguska event was that it showed a small object, travelling at high velocity, will not only cause an impact crater, but disintegrate on impact. This can be shown if you shoot a fairly high-powered rifle into a sandbox, or into the sand on the beach.

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Ha  I greatly appreciated the humour in that post, thank you for that ujb, and serious lomfs...insults and personal insults really dont give anyone the impression that your points will be valid or even worth listening too.

[/quote]In all seriousness, in nearly every thread UJB has been in has degenerated into a mass of insults usually started by UJB. This very thread he opens with an off topic stupid comment that beggs someone to take a shot at him. The the thread winds down from there to the point that nothing gets answered.

In short, the sooner you can get UJB out of a thread the better the thread will be. Some people are simply a waste of air and space.