Posted on 01/31/2012 2:06:57 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The mysteries of the universe are as vast and wide as existence itself. Throughout history, mankind has searched and struggled to find the answers tucked away inside the universe and everything we see around us. ..
True, we have yet to come up with the answers to life, the universe, and everything — but oh do we have questions! Solving these mysteries may help to explain not only the creation of the universe, but also how it works, why it works, and possibly how it will end.
1. The Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is a hypothetical particle whose accompanying field is believed to be accountable for giving all other fundamental particles their mass. ..
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2. Gravity and the mysterious graviton
We've all heard the story of how Newton's observation of an apple falling out of a tree led to his formulation of the law of gravitation.
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3. Dark matter
Dark matter is a mysterious sort of glue that not only holds galaxies together but is theoretically responsible for their creation. It was initially hypothesized in 1933 to explain mathematical discrepancies while calculating the mass of galaxies; .. Since then, we haven't learned a whole heck of a lot more about dark matter.
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4. Faster-than-light travel
Admit it — if you've ever watched Han Solo and Chewie take the Millennium Falcon to light speed, or stared in awe the first time you saw the Starship Enterprise jump to maximum warp, you've wanted to see faster-than-light (FTL) travel. ..
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5. How will it all end?
Assuming the standard model is true, our universe's end will likely all come down to one of three theories, each of which depends upon three things: ..
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As long as you don’t mind throwing away your computer, cell phone, television, microwave, ...
“The Thermos.”
Yeah, I mean, how does it know?
“The Higgs boson is a hypothetical particle...”
Well, electrons have their pal the positron so I see no reason why there shouldn’t be an equivalent particle to the boson.
I propose we call this particle “the boson’s mate”.
Because they need more faith. With faith and honesty they will find it. The Bible is amazing beyond our possibility to understand all it reveals.
But, those are not hypothetical!
Isn't it a shame how the misbehavior of a few "scientists" makes guys like me distrust all of them?
Not really, but we’ll just disagree.
A black hole is something so dense and massive that nothing can get out of it. No matter and no information can pass outward through its event horizon.
The big bang theory posits that at the instant of its beginning, the universe expanded from an infinitely-dense point. This starting point was more massive and dense than any black hole. Yet, here we are.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference. 42 is the answer to the question about life, the universe, and everything. You go volumes before they finally find out what the question was.That turned out to be "What is eight times seven?" ;-)
Unfortunately, eight times seven is 56.
Yes, it is. that was the point of Adams' joke.
Agreed.
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