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Of course not, I'm ALWAYS serious, surely you know that? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I'm serious too, and don't call me surely.
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OK, I'll jest get my coat and I'm outta here!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Cornelius Henning wrote: The laws of gravity dictate that the rate of expansion should decrease over time, not increase.
What is powering this increase in expansion rate?
That really depends on your personal interpretation of those laws. Since science has not, as of yet, concretely figured out what gravity is, we kinda have to decide what it is on our own.
I like to rationalize the whole thing with these theories based in observation
1. The universe is absolutely crammed full of, for a lack of a better term, energy.
a. Most (~95%) of this "energy" is inert (lowest possible level of entropy: think two quarks in polar balance)
b. Inert "energy" interacts via the normal forces (strong, weak, etc...)
c. Inert "energy" still takes up space
d. Normal energy and inert energy cannot occupy the same space
e. Inert "energy" is free to move about
This theory attempts to explain the observations of dark matter and virtual particles
2. Gravity is the result of normal matter displacing inert energy
a. The displaced inert energy pushes back and creates an effect similar to pressure
b. The "pressure" is an interaction of forces (which one I haven't figured out yet) which is why the effect decreases with the distance squared
c. The larger the mass of normal energy, the greater the amount of inert energy that is displaced which is why larger bodies have more gravity
This theory attempts to explain what causes gravity. Gravity isn't the planet pulling us down, it's the combined weight of the local universe pushing us down.
Taking this one step further, everything in this part of the universe is under "pressure." Observation tells us that pressure naturally tries to equalize itself by expanding outward. It is the universal equalization of pressure that is causing the universe to expand and that expansion to accelerate even though such expansion is contrary to the very idea of established gravitational explanations.
This is all just an idea. I just happens to align with observations as well.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Thank goodness for the multiverse, my universe behaves just fine.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yes, and they "proved" this grand theory with a total of about 9,000 observed photons.
That's why we know absolutely everything there is to know about Mars, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, etc: because we get billions upon billions of observable photons from them, every minute. There's no need to research the planets at all, any more.
It takes a special kind of genius to do astronomy get research grants.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Actually, the "laws of gravity" (i.e., General Relativity) say nothing about whether the universe should be expanding or contracting. Depending on the amount of mass/energy in the universe, it could be expanding and accelerating, contracting or expanding but not accelerating. Since the exact distribution of matter/energy is not known, any of those solutions is still possible. Measurements of distant supernovae in the past 15 years or so seem to indicate expanding and accelerating.
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The energy emitted from stars is powering this expansion of space. Dark matter, may also be emitting dark energy and adding to this expansion. We don't understand gravity. The assumption is that it attracts on the universal scale, but this may be a misconception.
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Good point, I didn't know it was accelerating!
That pretty much rules out space travel then. 
As for why? God knows.... 
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The thing is, the entire observable universe is accelerating away... FROM US.
Maybe they know something.
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Who can blame them when we are incapable of stopping the power hungry taking power?
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I thought space was curved? If so then everything probably is speeding up, since it'll all be round the other side by now and actually getting closer to itself again (we're just looking the wrong way). Eventually it'll all meet up again in a 2nd big bang.
Hopefully not just quite yet.
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The whole fabric of the space-time continuum is not merely curved, it is in fact totally bent.
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Damn, and I was thinking this thread was about the DOOM game ReBoot from ID.
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Did you hear they are updating the Narnia books? The Great Lion has been replaced by twins: Aslan and Aswan…
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Someone call a vet - OG's is apparently rather ill this AM.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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They're also re-releasing the TinTin comic books. But because of an extensive increase in metal costs, they're going to call it LeadLead instead! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Na, I don't think so. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I read it on the Interwebz. Ain't nothing untrue there!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Ba, I think it's all a Li.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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He He - Finally got it! O Ma Gd, how clever you are... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Elementary, my dear Johnny! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yeah, surprised[^] it took me so long, because I DO know the periodic table[^]!
But when I was born, it was slightly less complicated[^]
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Whew! I thought you may have been BiPoLaRh! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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