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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. Re:What a joke! by (void*) · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Who is more arrogant - the man who tries very hard to make a firm conclusion based on the best data available, or the man who says he can't do it and it would be futile to try?


    The answer is obvious.

  2. Re:"An Universe"? by 1u3hr · · Score: 4, Insightful
    It's called "epenthesis"--the insertion of a sound becuase the language seems to dictate it.

    No, it's called a mistake, because the language doesn't dictate it, a semi-literate "editor" does, who remembers half the rule he learnt in primary school. It's the mindless extension of a rule, like putting an apostrophe before every final "s" when it's neither a possessive nor a contraction.