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This is the Conversation Forum for Alternative Writing Workshop << A87740977 - Be Funny NOW! A87740030 - Don't Walk Away >> Subject: A87735685 - Why are things in Space moving away from each other? Posted Jan 13, 2012 by Ingersoll   Posting 1 Entry: Why are things in Space moving away from each other? - A87735685 Author: Ingersoll - U14995276 I was wondering about space and the information I read concerning the expansion of the universe and the accelerating apart of objects in it. When I dropped some ground cinnamon in a large bowl of water and observed that the finely ground cinnamon expanded apart very rapidly, I thought that perhaps space has a surface tension and the objects in it (stars & galaxies) are acting like cinnamon and expanding outward trying to equalize surface tension. The Young–Laplace equation relates the pressure difference to the shape of the surface, perhaps this can be applied to space surface curvature? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: A87735685 - Why are things in Space moving away from each other? Posted Jan 13, 2012 by Dmitri Gheorgheni This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Hi, there. What a fascinating question. I don't know why things in space are moving away from each other. I was always afraid it was something I said... However, I think you want SEx. (No, that's not an offer. We aren't that kind of website, except for 2legs and his bondage pony.) I'm referring to Science Explained: A4108330 I suspect there are many people over there eager to sink their teeth into this one. (They probably know maths, too.) Unfortunately, this is where the fiction writers and poets hang out. Now, if you wanted to figure out how to build a short story around what was going on in the collective unconscious of all that cinammon... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: A87735685 - Why are things in Space moving away from each other? Posted Feb 3, 2012 by Ingersoll This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Thanks for the reply. Can I forward my question to them? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: A87735685 - Why are things in Space moving away from each other? Posted Feb 3, 2012 by lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at! This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 Just click on Askh2g2 and scroll down the page. Then begin your own Ask thread on the subject lil x Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: A87735685 - Why are things in Space moving away from each other? Posted Feb 3, 2012 by lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at! This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Noodles! Just ignore my ramblings. Dmitri is pointing you in the right direction *wanders back to bed* lil x Guide Entry List Guide Entry List

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