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Physicists Resurrect an Old, Strange Dark Matter Theory
New submitter rossgneumann writes: Dark matter might not be nearly as exotic as most theories suggest. Instead, it could be macroscopic clumps of material formed from common particles already found within the Standard Model of particle physics. This argument comes courtesy of physicists at Case Western University (PDF). Dark matter is usually thought of in terms of exotic, so-far undiscovered particles. The leading candidates are known as weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. But the Case Western theory suggests that there are no dark matter particles, at least none that exist outside of current knowledge. Instead, there are baseball-sized clumps of "regular" matter formed from unexpected combinations of Standard Model particles.
The people researching this shit generally have fruit loops for brains. They prefer wild, unsupported fantasies over everything else.
They have to justify the money they are given somehow. If they just said it was 'common stuff' they wouldn't get anything. Kinda like global warming people. (Oh, now I've done it.)
It's like your Mom's ass?
Surprise, surprise, trashdot retards modded me troll.
Shit like the "many worlds" "theory", the fucking "everything is actually a hologram" "theory", and pretty much all of string theory prove my point.
It's mathematical wankery based on exactly NOTHING.