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New candidate for most distant object in universe
www.physorg.com ^ | 05-25-2011 | Provided by Pennsylvania State University

Posted on 05/25/2011 11:58:54 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger

If i ever make the mistake of driving to Florida again i am bringing around 735 pounds of TNT to blow up all 735 South of the Border signs i pass on the way there.


41 posted on 05/26/2011 11:59:56 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: Red Badger

Yea but doesn’t that mean that the universe expanded far faster than the speed of light?


42 posted on 05/26/2011 12:03:43 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: WayneS

The answer.


43 posted on 05/26/2011 12:20:39 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ ("Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." A. C. Clarke)
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To: calex59

Google red/blue shift.


44 posted on 05/26/2011 12:21:32 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ ("Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." A. C. Clarke)
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To: mowowie

The universe expanded, and with it the fabric of space and time.
The light traveled at a constant speed while the universe was stretching out and time sped up..................

If you ever get the chance, read “Icarus at the Edge of Time” by Brian Greene. It is a short story in picture book form that deals with the effects of Relativity on a hapless young genius.....................

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jul/06/icarus-at-the-edge-of-time-review


45 posted on 05/26/2011 12:31:34 PM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven............)
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To: mowowie

Hey! they kept you from falling asleep at the wheel and running off the road!.....................


46 posted on 05/26/2011 1:16:15 PM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven............)
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To: mowowie

I thought most of the SOTB signs came down? Last I knew they only had them in NC and SC these days.


47 posted on 06/27/2011 3:47:13 PM PDT by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: MikeD

The last time i drove south from MA to FL was around 1990.

Maybe somebody else blew ‘em all up.

The “You never sausage a good time” sign is the one i remember the most.


48 posted on 06/27/2011 6:31:14 PM PDT by mowowie
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