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The Death of A Universe

Posted by Hemos on from the and-i-feel-fine dept.

ninthwave writes "The Guardian is running an article on research into the visible effects of entropy in the Universe. Alan Heavens of The University of Edinburgh did the research also posted at The Royal Astronomical Society with this article" I dunno - expansion, heat death - it all reminds me of a teacher who said "I'm not a premillenialist, postmillenialist - I'm a pan-millenialist, as in it's all going to pan out in the end." Update: 08/18 16:36 GMT by S : Headline fixed.

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  1. Now I'm worried by Mad-cat · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, if I'm alive in 5 billion years, I'll die in a fiery red version of our sun.

  2. U of E by GMontag · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't this guy also go on to invent transparent aluminum then come back to the present and give away the formula to a fabricator in San Francisco?

    "Computer! Oh computer?"

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  3. Job description by SnappingTurtle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just the other day I was told I couldn't put "minimize entropy" as my job description where I work. Now look what's happening. I'm going to take this article to my boss and say "I told you so!"

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  4. I think MC Steven Hawking Says it best... by DanThe1Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    You down with Entropy? Yeah, you know me! (mp3 link)

  5. Re:"An Universe"? by Goody · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be new here...

    aaaahhh, forget it..

    I, for one, welcome our grammar-challenged Slashdot Editor overlords.

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  6. Re:"An Universe"? by TheShadow · · Score: 5, Funny

    "But language is an evolving invention of the people and not a set of rules defended by an elite crackerjack force of grammar gnomes."

    Tell that to the French.

    *rimshot*

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  7. Sad news, Universe dead at ~14 Gyr by Guano_Jim · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...just read some sad news in the Guardian - the Universe was found dead in its multidimensional home this morning. There weren't any more details yet. I'm sure we'll all miss it, even if you weren't a fan of its work there's no denying its contribution to popular culture. Truly a cosmological icon.

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  8. The Death of An Career by doc_traig · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hemos,

    You have embarrassed we for the last time. Get an box and clean out you locker.

    Loves,

    Taco

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