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Universe Beige, not Turquoise
ChazeFroy writes: "The universe is actually beige, not turquoise. Researchers at John Hopkins University initially reported it was turquoise, but the software they used contained a flaw that implemented a non-standard white index to arrive at the mint chocolate chip green color." The other color was much nicer than this beige.
That's why it's the natural color for all computer cases!
... now I have to redecorate my apartment!
- Have a picture
...when she said "Beige, I think I'll paint the ceiling beige..."
The GIMP tells me that the colour of the universe is #FEF9E5 in hex. Now that's got to mean something :-p
42........ Nope doesn't work. Beige... hmmm
Even if it isn't as tasty...
though I've always been more of a butter pecan fan, so the beige is fine with me.
From a colour perspective, it makes much more sense than a shade of green. Every kid who's ever played with play-doh knows that if you mix a bit of this with a pinch of that to create new colours (which is essentially what you get from stars.. blue, red, green, yellow, etc), you eventually end up with that nasty brown lump of play-doh that ends up getting left under the couch for the dog to play with.
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo - H. G. Wells
Before you may cross the bridge you must answer these questions three.
Q: Where are you from?
A: Johns Hopkins University.
Q: What is your professtion?
A: We are astronomers.
Q: What color is the Universe?
A:It's green... no, it's beige AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaiiiiiiieeeeeeeeee!
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Looks like it's an Intel universe after all...
Our top scients are actually concerned with this? What number was that project on the list? Who honestly gives a flying flip what color the universe is? Who are they, the friggin Martha Stewarts of the Astronomy world? Sheesh! And I thought I didn't have a life for playing computer games! Maybe they collaborated with the study on Medicinal Marijuana. I can see it now...
"Dude, look at the stars"
"Dude, if you like brought all the stars together, I'd bet you they'd be the color of hemp"
"No way man! That's far out!"
...I still can't believe that real equipment and time were used for this study, I'm sure it wasn't cheap, especially the man-hours. If I were a student there, I'd ask for my tuition back!
Johns Hopkins Researchers Say Universe Much Blander Than Before
It's nice to see a respected source as space.com using headlines that sound more like The Onion.
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
:wq
The Universe also has Track lighting and a great disco beat.
...For a minute there I was worried! The universe was clashing with the sofa.
the question is not what color the universe is, but how to change it.
I like how the researcher says that he is open for suggestions on what to name the color as long as it isn't beige...
/. and the rest of the media shout, "The Universe is Beige!"
and then
The truth is more important than the facts.
-Frank Lloyd Wright
I'm glad they cleared that up. For a while, there, I was really worried.
-- Two men say they're Jesus. One of them must be wrong. - Dire Straits
It makes sense - Dell's conspiracy grows deeper by the minute! Dude, you're getting a universe.
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(reality distortion field takes effect)
Researcher 1: Hey, I think the universe is that greenish color.
Jobs: It's called Bondi, you twit!
Researcher 2: Nah, I think it's more bluish.
Jobs: (Jumping up and down furiously) AQUA! AQUA! AQUA!
Researcher 1: Let's just call it turquoise.
(after Jobs returns to Cupertino to plot his domination of the universe's color...)
Researcher 2: What the hell were we thinking? The universe is beige, not turquoise! Duh! We'd better change our report. What? 'It looks like you're trying to change the color of the universe?' Stupid paper clip.
Thank goodness for this type of research.
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According to the article, they took the colors from 200000 galaxies and averaged them to find beige. However, this does not take into account all of the empty space in between, which is an integral part of defining the universe. Perhaps they should go back to the simulation again, and add in an amount of black proportional to the volume of space in the universe not taken up by celestial bodies. Then we would know whether or not the human eye can really even see the universe, or if will just appear as nothing from a sufficiently large distance.
Uhhh, we made another mistake. After having reviewed our software yet another time, and fixing the error, we have determined that the universe is indeed invisible. Sorry to all of you attempting to paint your houses the color of the universe...
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