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But, but, if there is only ONE electron in the universe, then there is probably only one of each of the fundamental particles, right? :-/ (Mind you, with various Uncertainly Principles at play, we can never measure two of the same particles with any degree of certainty - all we can say is that...

It's not a 'kludge' per se, just an arbitrary placeholder label which describes the experimental/observational physics, which up until now has pretty much only dealt with the gravitational forces & lensing that we have indirectly observed. *Something* must be causing visible matter & gravity to...

Exactly! I've been saying the same thing about the USA for years. Never been there, only have 2nd/3rd hand accounts from other people, which are generally not reliable sources. I've seen pictures, read articles, but they could be fabricated just like all the moon landings were. I'm really...

Wow. Big call. Sheldon Cooper will be knocking on your door any second now. ;)

Errr...initial displacement and differing relative velocities/momentum in different (initial) frames of reference, with gravitational attraction force strong enough for one to capture the other? Which granted most celestial objects have, as you will almost never find two that are in the same...

Errr...Independence Day? *duck* (and I cannot believe they are working on a sequel!)

Or a wave don't you mean? ;). Hey, I'm just asking silly questions, although I know they're more philosophical/metaphysical than scientific per se. If normal matter is inextricably interwoven with dark matter, that begs several other questions, like what is the force propagator/mediator? Is...

Just to play devil's advocate for a moment, how do we know that DM isn't just a 'wake' from normal matter, which actually has ~6X more mass than we have postulated? IOW, adjust the gravitational constant and a couple other space-time axioms & general relativity to suit & you could have a...

Fair enough. Just to be clear, I certainly didn't intend to defend Slager's actions in any way, but I presented that scenario as a mental exercise in how he or his attorney could defend him in court & probably will, assuming they go down the path of an affirmative defense. And I still contend...

This. BUT, to be absolutely *fair*, seeing you used that term several times, and to play devil's advocate for just a minute...we didn't see what happened except from the tail end of the tussle. What *could have* happened just seconds before the shakey-cam video starts is Scott wrestling the...

Patent trolling is bad kidz, mkay? Sure. But this from crApple: "Smartflash makes no products, has no employees, creates no jobs, has no US presence, and is exploiting our patent system to seek royalties for technology Apple invented. We refused to pay off this company for the ideas our...

"Freedom of Speech Act" - new rules to allow the gubment the freedom to curtail or censor any speech, including the Press, and it trumps your Constitution. Oh wait...

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You are such a word nazi! I contend, kind sir, that gump-pseudoquotes should be in the same category as obama-nouns. And Godwin was a Jew! :)

Ergo, ipso facto, by corollary, less educated people are not 'real' per se, and should not have the right to an opinion. Nor should they, by logical extension, have the right to vote or have a say in any complex matters of law or state. Quod Erat Dēmōnstrandum. Here endeth the lesson.

YES!!! Get them all in once place & nuke them from orbit! Oh wait...that will only leave Antarctica mostly non-irradiated...hmmm....

ROFLMFAO! Guys, guys, guys...of course this is a hoax - was there ever any doubt??? I mean, what company in their right mind would pay $7.5 *billion* for a dead duck like BB ffs? I mean, seriously...? Sheeezzz! 8-/

Here's the simple response: none at all - asked & answered! Ergo, get rid of them & spend the money on something a teensy weensy little bit more worthwhile, you know, such as feeding the poor/hungry, medical research, infrastructure, or even 4K porn. Anything but that dinosaur of a last...

We should first ban airplanes & ships, because that's how those tourists get into our countries! Then we should ban trains, cars & roads, because that's how they get around once they get here. Oh & public transport as well! Failing all that, ban bicycles, coz some of them tourists are farkin fit...

Hmmm, it's complicated. The monkey would need to be considered a 'person' in a legal sense, rather than chattel like pets, in order to be able to sue. If someone creates a company or incorporates in the monkey's name (as a sort of mascot enterprise), then the monkey or lawyers representing him...