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now for something completely different

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Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:16 am
by smithtalk
it feels good to read something that is not centred around the middle east occasionaly,<br>i for one have always thought our ideas of the size of space and the constants, and dark matter and the big bang were ridiculous,<br>here may be some evidence in support,<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060807_mm_huble_revise.html">space.com/scienceastronom...evise.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>"A project aiming to create an easier way to measure cosmic distances has instead turned up surprising evidence that our large and ancient universe might be even bigger and older than previously thought.<br><br>If accurate, the finding would be difficult to mesh with current thinking about how the universe evolved, one scientist said.<br><br>A research team led by Alceste Bonanos at the Carnegie Institution of Washington has found that the Triangulum Galaxy, also known as M33, is about 15 percent farther away from our own Milky Way than previously calculated.<br><br>The finding, which will be detailed in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal, suggests that the Hubble constant, a number that measures the expansion rate and age of the universe, is actually 15 percent smaller than other studies have found." <p></p><i></i>
Re: now for something completely different

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Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:59 pm
by Avalon
4911 already has a thread going about trees with this header. Perhaps you should change your header to reflect the subject. <p></p><i></i>
Re: now for something completely different

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Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:12 pm
by Seamus OBlimey
erm.. it's not just about trees is it? <p></p><i></i>
what the

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:20 am
by smithtalk
that is really bizarre, i swear there was no other thread by this name when i craeted it,<br>yet the timimg shows his thread as beginning 3 hours before mine,<br>beleive, i hardly ever create my own thread and i certainly wouldnt create one with the same name as someone elses,<br>am totally bafflled <p></p><i></i>
Re: what the

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:44 am
by HMKGrey
Smithtalk: you're right. Your thread was here last night. I remember because I was chuckling about the self-deprecating tone of one of your posts.<br><br>So I'll vouch for you if they come for you. <p></p><i></i>
Re: what the

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:50 am
by Et in Arcadia ego
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>that is really bizarre, i swear there was no other thread by this name when i craeted it<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Your thread came first. I saw it this morning before the other one. I created one a while back, however, so I have you both beat..<br><br>:P <p>____________________<br>Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night.</p><i></i>