Monday, December 29, 2008

Guess I'm a scientist, then...

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081229-mm-dark-matter.html

"Dark matter can't be seen. Nobody even knows what it is. But it must be there, because without it galaxies would fly apart."

"One such theorized class of particles is called WIMPs (Weakly interacting massive particles)..."

If being a scientist involves making up silly acronyms and theorizing mysterious forces, then by golly! I am a scientist, too. Somebody increase my paycheck now...

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