Only 5% of the universe is ordinary matter,

Only 5% of the universe is ordinary matter, most of it is dark energy.

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Rudy says:

This changes everything.

» by Rudy on Oct 28, 2003 at 08:54 PM

Brian says:

2% of that is Wall-Mart

» by Brian on Oct 28, 2003 at 11:07 PM

dowingba says:

Don't you get it? That means we're all a visible minority! So we can all start eating at McDonald's again! Phew, I was scared there for a minute.

» by dowingba on Oct 29, 2003 at 12:43 PM

speedwell says:

Aren't we lucky to be living in the tiny fraction of ordinary matter? Imagine we were forced to live in the dark matter! This must prove the existence of a benevolent God!

Heh.

» by speedwell on Oct 30, 2003 at 12:19 PM

Dave says:

the Dark Side is great.

» by Dave on Oct 30, 2003 at 02:16 PM

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This entry was published on October 28, 2003 at 01:15 pm.

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