TCM are always a source of joy and
inspiration. In a paper published recently by those wacky dudes at Michigan State University they explain that some time ago someone estimated the quantity
of some stuff that we cannot see but now someone else has said that this
quantity is too high, and that there may be less stuff that no bugger can see
out in a part of the universe that we can never travel to. So, when we get
there, which we never will because it is impossible, there is less stuff to bump
into which would make the impossible travel less risk-prone. This is,
naturally, a great comfort to me as I begin the task of looking for affordable
holiday destinations in my retirement – I don’t want to go anyplace that is
crowded. On the other hand, this is a great source of anguish to me as I begin
the task of looking for affordable holiday destinations in my retirement –
there may be many fewer options from which to choose. On the other hand I may
prefer not to visit these “dimmer galaxies” – the bright ones, as their name
suggests, may be preferable anyway; who, after all, wants to be stumbling
around in the dark looking for the kitchen when billions of light years away
from home.
Once again, the ruminations of the physics
community has done nothing to help with the practical issues facing us daily,
and I am beginning to doubt the worth of my grade 3 CSE physics certificate,
wherever it is. Perhaps the staff of MSU can help me look.
