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Letter: Dim and dimmer

Published 4 July 2012

From Rich Hind

It is always with great interest that I read your articles on particle physics, the cosmos, grand unified theories and so on, but I think I have inadvertently stumbled on the answer to the dark energy puzzle (2 June, p 36).

Frank Zappa once wrote that the most abundant element in the universe is stupidity. Think of politicians, creationists or the TV viewing figures for The X Factor. I think he may have cracked it – after all dark matter is thought to be both dim and dense. How do I claim my Nobel prize?

York, UK

Issue no. 2872 published 7 July 2012

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