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http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993461

I pointed this out in a thread at SB.com, thought it'd be interesting for you.

I intend to buy this issue with the full story tomorrow and type it up if need be.
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Hmmmm, looks weird, then again, it just might be crazy enough to be true. Ya never know, but thanks for the link.
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"mysterious dark energy pushing the Universe apart"
Sounds like a bad scifi novel.
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and yet thats what we're observing.

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl? ... ad&tid=134

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I like the EverQuest reference, sad thing is, it's true. EQ takes a hella long time to play.
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Admiral Valdemar wrote:http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993461

I pointed this out in a thread at SB.com, thought it'd be interesting for you.

I intend to buy this issue with the full story tomorrow and type it up if need be.
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Be afraid of the Big Rip? They should of said Big Tear because this makes it sound like the universe will end with a big fart.
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