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To: Modernman
Okay, explain to those of us who are science-challenged: What the heck is dark matter?

Stuff that theoretically should be there, but isn't. Cuz they cannot see it, so it must be invisible, or dark.

Whatever.....

15 posted on 02/23/2005 1:40:18 PM PST by Cold Heat (What are fears but voices awry?Whispering harm where harm is not and deluding the unwary. Wordsworth)
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To: Cold Heat
Stuff that theoretically should be there, but isn't. Cuz they cannot see it, so it must be invisible, or dark.

So, using the term "matter" to describe it is probably not accurate. I imagine that once we get a better understanding of this stuff, it will have no relation to "matter" as we know it.

20 posted on 02/23/2005 1:43:02 PM PST by Modernman ("Normally, I don't listen to women, or doctors." - Captain Hero)
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To: Cold Heat
Stuff that theoretically should be there, but isn't. Cuz they cannot see it, so it must be invisible, or dark.

In any other field of science, this would tend to indicate that the theory is wrong.

66 posted on 02/23/2005 3:20:00 PM PST by wyattearp (The best weapon to have in a gunfight is a shotgun - preferably from ambush.)
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