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

    It's bunnies all the way down?

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

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

  5. 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?

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

    Dark Syrup explains galactic pancake mystery.

  7. 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!"

  8. 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.

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

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

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

    when's the galaxy due to flip over?

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

    Yes, but is it perpendicular?

    (ducks)

  13. 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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