NEWS: Holey Universe, Batman!

I'm from the philosophical school of nothing = something. For the idea of nothingness to even exist it has to have something to contrast with, in which case nothing is actully something. 0 = 2

DG and SG are dropping science whether the creationists want it dropped - nice work.

by the way:

It's Galactus - and we're next! *runs screaming*

And I was just gonna say the rifts were caused by too much Warp Drive

If by sad, you mean awesome.

Sorry Gerry_D, and punk. You're both wrong; It's obviously Cthulhu.

The first thing I thought of was from the Foundation Series by Asimov. There's probally an ancient civilization squarely in the center of the void. But there probally isn't, though it would be cool if there was.

The first thing I thought of is.
"What exactly is Zaphod up to this time?"

You mean Azathoth, no? Well, part of it, at least...

REAL ESTATE!!!

"Alternate theory: The Great Gamer in the Sky got too fancy and ran out of Sim-dollars before he could finish filling up the universe."

Any theory that connects gaming and science is legit in my book.
^_^

Fine, fine... just stay on your side.

There are four thousand holes In Blackburn, Lancashire alone!

Darkness is not the opposite of light, it is the absence of light.

D'oh! That's where all my free space went. I thought I had this harddrive partitioning thing all figured out.

I think that's where my sophomore year of college went... too much binge...

What were we talking about?

hee hee!

oh, and:

On their way to the Morgana Quadrant, which has yet to be visited by a manned Federation ship, the Enterprise runs across an amoeba-like hole of blackness in space. Sensors do not indicate any energy or form, probes shot into it disappear without a trace, and even Counselor Troi can get no sense from it. Worf calls for a yellow alert, relating an old Klingon legend of a giant black space that devours entire ships. When the void engulfs the Enterprise, they find themselves lost within it, unable to find their way out. Then things start to get weird. Other vessels show up. A Romulon battle ship and a Federation star cruiser appear, but they are strangely empty. Turns out the void is one of those giant, uncharted sentient beings that is trying to learn about humans and the concept of death, and is doing so by killing members of the Enterprise one at a time. Once again, the contradictions of humans are on trial, and it's up to Captain Jean-Luc Picard to talk the ship and all of humankind out of trouble. --Andy Spletzer

It's a cloaked DEATH STAR!!! Seriously though, thinking about exactly what nothing is fries my brain. Along with the question of "what do blind people see?" WHAT DOES NOTHING LOOK LIKE!? *breathes* I love that there is shit out there that we can't comprehend. Reminds me of my place in this universe.

that's no huge void, that's my ex-girlfriend's lady parts!

I see three equally probable possibilities:

1) Beings on the planet Weezlebop were successful in their efforts to chill something down to absolute zero.

2) The scientists have discovered the Universal Aliance's (play evil empire music) weapons testing area.

3) It is the expansion zone for the users of the simulation "Second Universe".

and the voice of VOID said.... let their be blight ..................
and all was dark in that part of the Universe.

If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from.

Don't be silly. That's obviously where the Vorlons are headed.

*sighs and shakes his head*

Uh-oh. That little kid fell asleep while reading. Somebody get Atreyu to wake his ass up.

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