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Re: Is the universe curved or flat?

Message-ID	<566BB2D3.53B6@ix.netcom.com> (permalink)
Date	2015-12-11 21:38 -0800
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	alt.astronomy, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written
Subject	Re: Is the universe curved or flat?
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Sam Wormley wrote:
> 
> On 12/11/15 4:02 PM, Double-A wrote:
> > On Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1:56:08 PM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:
> >> if you say both, i'll shoot myself!
> >
> >
> > Flat.
> >
> > Double-A
> >
> 
>    Double-A is correct. WMAP nailed down the curvature of space to
>    within 0.4% of "flat" Euclidean.
> 

I don't understand what you are saying, is space curve or flat? It has to be either one or the other.

Is space curve or flat?

Is space 

A. curve

or

B. flat

Which is the correct answer? A or B?

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Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-11 13:56 -0800
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? David Staup <dstaup@charter.net> - 2015-12-11 16:34 -0600
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-11 15:16 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-11 17:10 -0800
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-11 18:40 -0600
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-12 17:37 +0100
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Plexippus Kritikos <plexik@laertesegidio.org> - 2015-12-12 16:40 +0000
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-13 16:15 -0600
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-11 21:38 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 22:02 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-13 12:59 -0800
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-13 15:05 -0600
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Jason Wyome <jasonw@hotmail.org> - 2015-12-13 21:52 +0000
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-12-13 22:54 +0100
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 02:26 -0500
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-13 18:40 -0800
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-13 23:25 -0800
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-14 13:04 -0800
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-15 14:24 -0800
          Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-15 15:16 -0800
            Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-15 15:34 -0800
              Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-16 23:15 -0800
              Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-19 09:11 -0800
                Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-19 10:20 -0800
                Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-25 08:48 -0800
                Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-27 23:03 -0800
            Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 18:59 -0600
          Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 18:46 -0600
          Re: Is the universe curved or flat? John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-15 21:42 -0800
  Is the universe curved or flat? David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-20 06:16 -0800
    Is the universe curved or flat? David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-20 06:33 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Ezra Farrow <ezrafa@dubtechno.org> - 2015-12-20 20:02 +0000
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-20 08:55 -0800

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