That 74% of what makes up everything in the Universe that we can't even see?

Avatard · 05-20-2011, 05:40 PM

That would, in fact, be dark energy...and Einstein was indeed correct (dark matter accounts for another 22%). Ordinary matter - gas, stars, planets and galaxies - makes up just 4%. That means we're really only really keenly aware of about 4% of the Universe.

Talk about being in the dark...

New method 'confirms dark energy'.

Particle Man · 05-20-2011, 05:45 PM

Unless you read Douglas Adams: then you find out that it's really made up of all the packing material used to pack all the fancy scientific instruments used to measure what's in the universe when they were new...

Homeslice · 05-20-2011, 06:47 PM

1) how can "energy" have mass?
2) why would the "dark" shit outweigh the "non-dark" shit?

anthonyk · 05-20-2011, 07:07 PM

1) It doesn't

2) That's a very non-dark-centric point of view

fujimoh · 05-20-2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

1) how can "energy" have mass?
2) why would the "dark" shit outweigh the "non-dark" shit?

energy, like light and air have mass. energy is electron flow, and electrons have mass.

Remember Einstein's theory E=MC(2)? The energy equals the mass times the constant(speed of light) squared?

Avatard · 05-20-2011, 08:31 PM

Think of it like this (scale helps):

If the Nucleus of an atom were the size of a basketball, the electrons would be orbiting eight miles away. So what's in between? Can't be fucking nothing. Has to be fucking something.

That something has to have mass. That something makes up most of what we know as fucking EVERYTHING, and yet we are blissfully unaware of it to the point that we're STILL trying to figure out exactly WTF it even is.

We are SO without a fucking clue still.

Homeslice · 05-20-2011, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatard

If the Nucleus of an atom were the size of a basketball, the electrons would be orbiting eight miles away. So what's in between? Can't be fucking nothing.

Why not?

Avatard · 05-20-2011, 08:39 PM

IIRC, adding the weight of the nucleus and electrons, you still come up short in atomic weight. It's something. We just don't know yet what.

Avatard · 05-20-2011, 08:41 PM

Someone who actually knows WTF they're talking about, feel free to join in here...

I'm a little skinny on this.

shmike · 05-20-2011, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatard

Someone who actually knows WTF they're talking about, feel free to join in here...

I'm a little skinny on this.

The whole bit is funny but your question in answered beginning at 7:40.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA

05-20-2011, 05:40 PM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	That other 74% of what makes up everything in the Universe that we can't even see? That would, in fact, be dark energy...and Einstein was indeed correct (dark matter accounts for another 22%). Ordinary matter - gas, stars, planets and galaxies - makes up just 4%. That means we're really only really keenly aware of about 4% of the Universe. Talk about being in the dark... New method 'confirms dark energy'. __________________ Insert free thought here. Last edited by Avatard; 05-20-2011 at 05:46 PM..

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05-20-2011, 08:31 PM	#6
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Think of it like this (scale helps): If the Nucleus of an atom were the size of a basketball, the electrons would be orbiting eight miles away. So what's in between? Can't be fucking nothing. Has to be fucking something. That something has to have mass. That something makes up most of what we know as fucking EVERYTHING, and yet we are blissfully unaware of it to the point that we're STILL trying to figure out exactly WTF it even is. We are SO without a fucking clue still. __________________ Insert free thought here.

05-20-2011, 08:39 PM	#8
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	IIRC, adding the weight of the nucleus and electrons, you still come up short in atomic weight. It's something. We just don't know yet what. __________________ Insert free thought here.

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Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Someone who actually knows WTF they're talking about, feel free to join in here... I'm a little skinny on this. __________________ Insert free thought here.

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	1) how can "energy" have mass? 2) why would the "dark" shit outweigh the "non-dark" shit?

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anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	1) It doesn't 2) That's a very non-dark-centric point of view