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Galactic Pancake Mystery Solved

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the galactic-syrup-lay-undiscovered dept.

mOoZik writes "According to the BBC, Astronomers have figured out why a series of small galaxies surrounding the Milky Way are distributed around it in the shape of a pancake. Theorists believed that the eleven dwarf galaxy companions should have a diffuse, spherical arrangement, but a University of Durham team used a supercomputer to show how the galaxies could take the pancake form without challenging cosmological theory."

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  1. Next on Pancake Galactica by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The evil Egglons attack, wiping out most of breakfast.

    1. Re:Next on Pancake Galactica by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why attack? Artifical food has been part of a complete breakfast for decades.

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    2. Re:Next on Pancake Galactica by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      For the love of God, please keep quiet! George Lucas could be listening!!!

  2. Pancake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Pancake? How about some toast? Would you like some toast?

    1. Re:Pancake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Look, I don't want any toast, and he doesn't want any toast. In fact, no one around here wants any toast. Not now, not ever. No toast!"
      "How 'bout a muffin?"
      "Or muffins! Or muffins! We don't like muffins around here! We want no muffins, no toast, noteacakes, no buns, baps, baguettes or bagels, no croissants, no crumpets, no pancakes, no potato cakes and no hot-cross buns and definitely no smegging flapjacks!"
      "Aah, so you're a waffle man!"

  3. A pancake... by Poromenos1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Aha, now all that remains is to find a galaxy shaped like a bottle of maple syrup!

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    1. Re:A pancake... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Aha, now all that remains is to find a galaxy shaped like a bottle of maple syrup!

      Just watch Smucker's find a galaxy shaped like a lawyer.

    2. Re:A pancake... by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Aha, now all that remains is to find a galaxy shaped like a bottle of maple syrup!

      Mom always told you not to try science on an empty stomach.

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  4. So therefore... by Z0mb1eman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's bunnies all the way down?

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  5. Short answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Our local cluster is a franchise of IHOP (intergalactic house of pancakes).

  6. In other news.... by spiderworm · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... researchers are still working on the mystery of the cosmic sausage and eggs, as well as new puzzling information that seems to indicate the presence of a Great White Handkerchief... or maybe it's a napkin?

  7. Without challenging cosmological theory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dark Syrup explains galactic pancake mystery.

  8. Milk? Pancake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Never know astronomy is closely related to gastronomy. Hmmmm... pancake, milk *drool* drool*

    What's next? Universe muffins? Bacon clusters?

    1. Re:Milk? Pancake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      A MILKY WAY Galaxy perhaps...?

  9. Before anyone thinks of putting dark matter syrup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...on this pancake, Smucker's already has a patent on it.

  10. Well... by rob_squared · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...there *are* certain galaxies that look like oranges. http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2003/imag es/Phot32/phot-32a-03-normal.jpg

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  11. Re:A Quick Question by MankyD · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mod me down - I just remembered why. I'm an idiot.

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  12. So... by unsinged+int · · Score: 4, Funny

    when's the galaxy due to flip over?

  13. Had to be done by taylortbb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but is it perpendicular?

    (ducks)

  14. This may very well be redundant... by thegnu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Theorists believed that the eleven dwarf galaxy companions should have a diffuse, spherical arrangement

    Sounds like someone's been watching the Lord of the Rings box set a wee bit much.

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  15. Re:Calvin and Hobbes Reference by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    nobody can prove that!

  16. Re:Remind you of anything? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The halos are, in fact, rings left by an ancient race of beings who were far more technologically advanced. There appear to be seven in total, although one seems to have been destroyed recently...