OP "davesmith_au"
WARNING - DO NOT READ AFTER A HEAVY MEAL
Seriously, it almost makes me lose my lunch to read garbage like this so soon after mealtime.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 100235.htm
October 5, 2007
Shining A Light On Mysterious 'Dark Matter'
Science Daily — We've all been taught that our bodies, the Earth, and in fact all matter in the universe is composed of tiny building blocks called atoms. Now imagine if this weren't the case. This mind-bending concept is at the core of the scientific research that one Florida State University professor -- and hundreds of his colleagues all over the world -- are pursuing.
Imagine... yep!
"Recent scientific breakthroughs have shown that most of the matter in the universe -- about four-fifths -- is not made up of atoms, but of something else, called 'dark matter,'" said Howard Baer, FSU's J.D. Kimel Professor of Physics. "The evidence for dark matter is now overwhelming, and the required amount of dark matter is becoming precisely known."
There is no '"evidence" of dark matter, period.
... "For example, the gravitational effect of dark matter makes galaxies spin faster than one would otherwise expect," Baer said. "Also, dark matter's gravitational field distorts the light of objects behind it -- creating the so-called 'lensing effect.' By measuring these sorts of phenomena, we can tell that the universe is full of some sort of 'stuff' that we just can't see."
Can't see 'lectricity, but at least we know it works...
Despite this progress, the exact identity of dark matter remains a mystery.
Obviously the commentator has not heard of 'lectricity either...
"Current constraints on dark matter properties show that the bulk of dark matter cannot be any of the known particles," Baer said. "The existence of dark matter is at present one of the strongest pieces of evidence that the current theory of fundamental particles and forces, summarized in the Standard Model of particle physics, is incomplete. At the same time, because dark matter is the dominant form of matter in the universe, an understanding of its properties is essential to determine how galaxies formed and how the universe evolved. Therefore, the discovery of dark matter is among the most important goals in science today."
Current constraints on dark matter properties show that we theoretical physicists have no concept of reality whatsoever. The existence of dark matter at present is one of the wildest pieces of conjecture we have come up with, and is in serious conflict with particle physicists' understanding of real matter. At the same time, because we say dark matter is the dominant form of matter in the universe, an understanding of its properties is essential to our funding for years and years, at least until I retire...
Don't expect any conclusive data, ever ... the identification of dark matter will most likely not be until long after I retire, if at all... but I won't care then, lol.Don't expect any conclusive data right away, Baer said.
"The identification of dark matter will most likely not be immediate, but will rather unfold gradually," he said.
Cheers, a rather queasy, Dave Smith.
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