Universe theory question.

Hydralisk · 2004-09-23, 08:11 PM

I read in a book today that the universe is expanding at some crazy rate like 1000 light years a second or something similar. It said that the solar systems and their planets would keep spreading apart(Causing an ice age) then start more rapidly scrunching back together until it gets EXTREMELY tiny, and start the whole process over again.

I found the read pretty interesting(would quote it for you if it wasn't out of a book...). I was wondering if you guys had found any other interesting stuff or made up your own theories about universe expansion...

JetRaiden · 2004-09-23, 08:20 PM

Ive heard about this theory, pretty interesting,considering if everything was expanding at an equal rate we wouldnt be able to notice it.

Smaug · 2004-09-23, 08:20 PM

Yes, the universe is expanding at an increasingly faster rate. There is a supposed 'dark matter' iirc that combats gravity constantly in the universe. When the big bang happened, the dark matter's expanding property overtook gravity for just a millisecond, and all this matter exploded. Now the universe is so far spread apart it may never come back together. I think thats correct? Its been a while since I've read about this stuff.

Onizuka · 2004-09-23, 08:21 PM

1000 light years a second is faster than the speed of light.

So i ask you, wtf.

Baneblade · 2004-09-23, 08:22 PM

Yes, gravity is trying to pull everything together, and eventually it will.

The whole Big Bang thing isn't as far fetched as it sounds. And nowhere does that include spontaneous progeneration.

Octavian · 2004-09-23, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Onizuka

1000 light years a second is faster than the speed of light.

So i ask you, wtf.

The universe is an interesting place, very confusing, so get used to it.

Baneblade · 2004-09-23, 08:25 PM

Relativity comes into play here as well. Everything expanding at the same rate would also include time, so basically nothing is happening that will matter.

Wraithlord · 2004-09-23, 08:38 PM

did you know that the refugees from Atlantis are living under Mt. Shasta in northern california?

Jekz · 2004-09-23, 09:33 PM

Um... did Atlantis move without them?

Solendon · 2004-09-23, 09:45 PM

That dude in the wheelchair, Professor X, no.... Christopher Reeves.... No..... Damn it I can't think of his name.

Anyhow, he just recently changed his stance on Universe expansion. He used to think that gravity from matter in the Universe would cause an implosion and everything would start over again. Another big bang, another Universe. It was an intriguing idea because right now, this moment, could be the billionth billionth iteration of me typing this very message and you reading it.

But that sadistic bastard changed his mind. So now he thinks everything will continue to expand. Which means there are no second chances, now will never happen again. The shitty world we live in is all there ever will be, which is kinda depressing.

STEVEN HAWKINGS! That his name. He can suck my universe.

Baneblade · 2004-09-23, 09:47 PM

Implosion? No, that would only happen if the force working against gravity left altogether and then there would never be any expansion.

EarlyDawn · 2004-09-23, 09:50 PM

Yeah, this is an interesting theory because it brings a lot of variables in... Quantum Foam, Anti-Matter, Relativity, Gravity, and our purpose in the universe.

Solendon · 2004-09-23, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sobekeus

Implosion? No, that would only happen if the force working against gravity left altogether and then there would never be any expansion.

No, like a rubber band. Everything explodes in the big bang but the matter produced did not reach escape velocity so it eventually implodes again.

Like throwing a baseball up in the air. Imaging that on a astronomic scale. You throw that baseball hard enough it will fly into space. Same thing with the big bang, big enough explosion no implosion billions of years later.

But with the current thoery, the eggheads decided to introduce some invisible effects. Darkmatter. Guess one has a healthy imagination when Dungeons and Dragons is your life.

Baneblade · 2004-09-23, 09:55 PM

Problem with the rubber band is it doesn't explode, so the analogy is flawed.

Do you suppose that there is a balance that the forces are trying to maintain? That it is possible that the universe could find Limbo?

Hydralisk · 2004-09-23, 10:00 PM

Woah now I'm all confused!