The Tremendous Dark Matter Expert

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The Tremendous Dark Matter Expert

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The cosmic irony of someone claiming to "see" dark matter is what makes this parody gold. Dark matter, by definition, doesn't interact with electromagnetic radiation (light), making it literally impossible to see. It's like claiming you can see radio waves with your eyeballs.

The "bright matter" line is particularly brilliant satire - completely missing that dark matter is named for its non-interaction with light, not its color. And that final bit about dark matter emitting dark energy? Chef's kiss. That's like saying gravity emits magnetism. Two completely different cosmic phenomena conflated with the confidence only ignorance can provide.

Next week: solving quantum entanglement with a really big pair of scissors.

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