Has the "Big Crunch" already started?
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I tried answering the other question, but will try again.\n\nImagine a huge sheet of rubber with ants crawling of it. Now imagine that the sheet is being stretched and that the ants are crawling fairly slowly. On average, two ants will be moving away from each other due to the stretching of the sheet and those ants that are farther away from each other will be moving away from each other faster. However, if you have two ants that are fairly close, they can be moving closer to each other because of the way they crawl., even though the sheet is being stretched.\n\nThis is what happens with galaxies in the universe. Space itself is like the rubber sheet. The overall expansion of the universe is like the stretching of that sheet. However, each galaxy is also moving in space (like the ants crawl). The result is that galaxies that are far away from each other are moving away from each other faster on average. But those that are really close to each other can be moving togethe rbecause of their peculiar motion (the crawling) even though the space itself is stretching.\n\nNow, if you want to get an accurate picture of the expansion, it is best to look at galaxies that are far apart since the crawling will be overwhelmed by the stretching. In reality, some close galaxies are moving closer to us and others are moving away, but this is mostly because of the crawl part of the motion.
728881
The universe is expanding not all matter.  What matter is that the matter around my waistline is expanding due to the diminishing pumpkin pie in the frig! Swear Cuz!!  Next is the pecan pie.
726504
Not for sure, but probably at the beginning of the new year. That's usually when new laws take effect.
1164204
Everything started off with The Big Bang. As there is the Big Bang Theory, there is also the big crunch theory if im not wrong. During the Big Bang, the universe is formed and it is expanding. But scientific discovery have showed that the Universe is expanding at a decreasing speed. It will come to a point of time where the Universe will stop expanding and due to the internal gravitational force, the Universe will also start contracting but at a slow rate. It will be really contract really slow at first but the rate of contracing will speed up. Think it as a exponential curve. Yup... Then everything will be suck back to the point of sigularity again and when energy in it becomes unstable it will explode again thus forming the new Universe. But anyway we wouldnt be ard to witness this by then. Not even a million lifetime. HAhahah... So dun worry!
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Not yet, I know that.\nBut I have a feeling Bush will do something to change that very soon.
822204
I'm still waiting for the big surprise from Bush & Co.   It could just be another episode of "Hanging Chads" but I have the feeling something bad is about to happen.  Re[publicans have served us "the big lie"  and the mindless have fallen hook, line, and sinker for it.
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lol, good ques.\n\nthey should consider changin it to Kapitaen Crunch, Kaiser Crunch, or Admiral Crunch\n\ni think the original makers of captain crunch were nazi spies sent to infiltrate the cereal industry and poison the youth of America with sugar... crunchy sugar.
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Don't expect anything to happen, because it has already happened, with the forced inflation on America. That is what happens when a Republican Administration is in charge. It's always been this way, and why the people forget about it, I will never know.
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Pretty close, but the opening line might have gone.\n\n"Some time ago in the past, which was long ago, a bunch of people had an idea, like I do now...."
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The economy is getting ready to crash.  Congress has enacted several laws in the last couple years that are having a direct effect on our future economy.\n\nIt is now legal to charge nearly 40% interest on credit cards (that used to be called USARY, but now, it's called first step to bankruptcy) Our interest rates have gone through the roof, the fees financial institutions are allowed to charge are breaking us, with the rise in prices for gas, heating & insurance, and the falling home values, there are going to be many, many people out of jobs in the next year.\n\nAnd meanwhile, what are elected officials worrying about?  Crap, gay rights, abortions, their own paychecks, retirements and health care.  Sure as hell not us.\n\nAnd I would hazard a guess that there are very few people who own their homes outright.  In fact, many people owe more for their homes than they can sell them for.\n\nWe are in for a rude awakening my friend.  \n\nWhile we continue to sue and tax American companies out of business, we sit back and wonder where are all the jobs going.  And don't tell me "service industry" that line only works if there are people with money to buy the services.  Here in Metro Detroit and Michigan, even McDonalds is starting to lay off.\n\nAs my company does business with other companies all over the country I can tell you this, we are headed for a serious recession.  Many small industrial companies are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.  70% of the jobs in this country are directly related to small business.  While our local and state governments give all the tax breaks to the large corporations for the benefit of the unions and their foreign suppliers they now buy from,  the rest of us are drowning and losing our incomes.  Yet our cost of living has shot through the roof.\n\nBelieve me, or not, it's coming and it's going to be as ugly as it was in the early 80's.  History is repeating itself and no one seems to notice.\n\nGood luck to us.
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Yes,  I believe that they have already launched it.
794128
Not yet.  Sounds interesting though.  I'll be watching for it too.
60586
Ah one, ah twoooo, ah three, CRUNCH!!
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There are several scenarios that might lead to one.   The housing bubble might lead to one.  As people deside they no longer are going to pay their mortgages for overvalued houses and they are returned to the finance companies (banks) causing a national banking collapse.  That could do it.  \n\nAbout 20 to 30 years from now when oil becomes nothing more than a fond memory and people are forced to ride their bicycles to work, that will assuredly do it.  Of course we will no longer have to worry about an obese population.  \n\nI do not know at this point whether I will be glad I did not live to see it or not.  It should be interesting to a casual observer.  It will not be so interesting to the poplulation that has to adjust.  The Amish might get a kick out of it.
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The beginning of a new one.
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The problems get bigger?
196935
No, it has not. They had originally said that it was going to come on this past Sunday (3/26) but something else came on it's place. But it will air this Sunday (4/2) 11pm EDT.