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Mystery Alignment of 'Butterfly' Nebulae Discovered

09/05/2013 7:32 AM

This is pretty mind blowing.

http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/weird-planetary-nebula-alignment-discovery-hubble-eso-130904.htm

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09/05/2013 7:36 AM

That's just weird.

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09/05/2013 7:51 AM

Yeah it is!!!!!

Whatever is causing it, is really, really big; and has been around for a really, really long time.

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09/05/2013 8:37 AM

Like LynDoor Industries™?

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09/06/2013 11:32 AM

Soon to be a horror movie plot device. Ape-like creatures are drawn by their innate curiosity to this structure and, a la 2001 monolith, are compelled to touch it. The circular "fence" provides a visual alignment cue to the correct positioning of the finger so that the ovipositer hidden within the central column will able to penetrate the finger to optimal depth. Slapstick hilarity ensues as fellow primates enjoy the distress of the pricked primate. Horror to follow when the eggs mature and hatch.
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09/06/2013 7:23 PM

Ooops! This comment was meant for this post:

http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/23287
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09/06/2013 7:19 PM

Misleading title as usual. The mystery is discovered, not the alignment. This could be a very important find for cosmologists.

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09/06/2013 9:24 PM

Don't shoot the messenger; I just copied and pasted the title.

Wait a minute...

The mystery is the alignment.

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09/07/2013 1:34 PM

I wasn't pointing the finger at you, but at the writer of the article. So many of the titles could be worded better. Maybe I'm too critical of this one?

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