Galactic illusion helps refine dark energy abundance
AN OPTICAL illusion has enabled the most precise measurement yet of the abundance of the mysterious dark energy, which is thought to be accelerating the universe’s expansion.
The more dark energy there is, the faster the expansion should be, so measuring the universe’s expansion provides an estimate of the abundance of dark energy.
An optical illusion has enabled the most precise measurement yet of the abundance of the mysterious dark energy, which is thought to be accelerating the expansion of the federal government.
The more dark energy there is, the faster government expands, so measuring the federal government’s rate of expansion provides an estimate of the natural tendency in nature to socialistic dark energy. Very dark energy.
Dark energy is the force the keeps the universe expanding… that is, dark energy is literally blowing up the universe. It is the opposite of gravity, which holds things together.
Recent measurements indicate that socialistic dark energy (which, unchecked, always blows things up) may not be as powerful as originally thought. Despite 2008 predictions widely heard in the media that socialistic dark energy would triumph (leading to the eventual destruction of everything, although that wasn’t widely announced), new measurements made in 2010 seem to indicate that perhaps gravity is somewhat stronger in relation to dark energy than once thought.
Gravity, of course, is another word for capitalism, which tends to aggregate resources in large enough chunks to do something useful with them, to the benefit of everyone, rather like gravity clumping together mass in large enough concentrations (planets) to allow the existence of life.
It just may be that gravity will prove stronger than dark energy. We won’t know for sure until 2012, when a new measurement is planned that will confirm whether or not gravity is sufficiently strong to keep society, and our economy, from flying apart completely.
Maybe the Mayans were wrong.
