Editing 475: Further Boomerang Difficulties
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The title text notes that, assuming a theory that is {{w|Accelerating universe|no longer generally accepted}} where the universe has a positive (closed) {{w|curvature}} and lots of mass, the boomerang would, after a (very) long time, hit Cueball in the back of his head. This would happen because under those conditions the entire universe would eventually fall back on itself in the {{w|Big Crunch}}. Before this happens, everything would again get pressed close together, and it is during this process that the boomerang would finally return to his frozen (but quite possibly preserved) head. (So at least one "success" in four attempts.) | The title text notes that, assuming a theory that is {{w|Accelerating universe|no longer generally accepted}} where the universe has a positive (closed) {{w|curvature}} and lots of mass, the boomerang would, after a (very) long time, hit Cueball in the back of his head. This would happen because under those conditions the entire universe would eventually fall back on itself in the {{w|Big Crunch}}. Before this happens, everything would again get pressed close together, and it is during this process that the boomerang would finally return to his frozen (but quite possibly preserved) head. (So at least one "success" in four attempts.) | ||
β | Boomerangs also became a main theme in the interactive comic [[1350: Lorenz | + | Boomerangs also became a main theme in the interactive comic [[1350: Lorenz]]. |
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