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Top 10 Unsolved Space Mysteries
Joe Jordan writes "Space.com is advertising the Top 10 Space Mysteries for 2003, and perhaps for all time, given the current rate of discovery." Some of them are obvious, like the origin of life, and the possibility of alien life forms, but the list is still a good compilation of space's greatest questions.
"Can we survive 2003?"
I wonder how long it will take to find that one out? I bet a dollar to a donut that we know how that works out before we find out what's going on in the middle of the galaxy, though. any takers?
My life in the land of the rising sun.
10. Why is it so expensive?
9. What was SciFi channel thinking when they cancelled it?
8. What's the easiest way to rationalize putting weapons up there?
7. When will people stop trying to take each others'?
6. Why do I take up so much of it?
5. Why are *you* taking up so much of it?
4. Will adding a loft give me more?
3. Is an illegal apartment a good way to make money off the excess?
2. Is there a downside to replacing all of it with asphalt?
and the #1 mystery about space:
1. Where the hell do I put all this porn??
1. Dark Energy It's energy. And its dark. Think Star Trek glowy thing but looking at negatives.
2. Water on Mars. Nope. Only chocolate, toffee, and some sort fo nougatish stuff.
3. The Murky, Mediocre Middle of the Milky Way - A more important question - What is it with chocolate and space?
4. The Origin of Life - Well, when a man and a woman love each other very much....
5. Lunar Secrets - As any fan of classic Trolls knows, the moon is a ridiculous liberal myth. It doesn't exist. That's the secret.
6. Are We Alone? - I was talking about this to Glarg - my venusian friend. He said that he felt that life on other planets was impossible. I'm not so sure
7. The Enigmatic Sun - Enigmatic? the things a bloomin exhibitionist!
8. Age of the Universe - I have the universes Birth Certificate right here. I think its rude to ask a univeses age though.
9. Missing planet - Obviously, the planets are wrong, not the theory. Planets are stupid after all. They just go round and round in circles. Whatr do they know? Anyway, to solve this problem, we plan to destroy Uranus and Neptune.
10. Can We Survive 2003? - I have a theory on this. The ramifications will take a while to work out. Can I tell you in 369 days time?
What is dark matter, you ask? God needs to defrag the universe. It's little bits of discarded matter from ages past... just think, random garbled bits of your grandfather could be floating somewhere!
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Yes we will. And I offer a full refund if I'm wrong.
Dark Energy - Nobody knows what the heck it is, but it is officially repulsive.
Well, it IS three-eyed alien poop. Of course it's repulsive.
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
It's actually a product of the chili dinner I had last night. Talk about repulsive. Bodies in the vicinity move away at a very rapid rate due to its effects.
That is intriguing, and a little disturbing, but an analogy (say that quickly five times) that I like to use is me compared to my other co-workers when I was at McDonalds to put myself through Uni. And managers. For instance, we had someone come up to one of the front counter ladies and get change of two tens for a five. Twice.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. -- Leo Tolstoy