https://xkcd.com/2933

Alt text:

==COSMOLOGY==> ‘Uhhh … how sure are we that everything is made of these?’

    • Liz@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      3 months ago

      When you section off a small part of the universe and try to model it, there’s little reason your model should look like a model for a completely different small part of the universe. Not unless they share fundamental characteristics that you’re trying to model. The math that describes permanent deformation looks nothing like fluid dynamics.