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200,000 Elliptical Galaxies Point the Same Way

Posted by kdawson on from the axis-of-opportunity dept.

KentuckyFC sends us to arXiv, as is his wont, for a paper (abstract; PDF preprint) making the claim that 200,000 elliptical galaxies are aligned in the same direction; the signal for this alignment stands out at 13 standard deviations. This axis is the same as the controversial alignment found in the cosmic microwave background by the WMAP spacecraft.

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  1. Theory to explain it already exists. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It is easily explained by the Theory of Intelligent Arranger.

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    sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
    1. Re:Theory to explain it already exists. by Surt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Clearly this is all an attempt by another universe to build a giant spaghetti strainer using the black holes at the center of all these galaxies to try to kill our great protector the FSM http://www.venganza.org/.

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  2. Re:Why Not? by arminw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ....So, if the universe is a balloon, when does it pop?.....

    When the guy who blew it up decides to stick a pin into it.

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