Big Crunch, here we come! A new study is implying that the universe may actually be slowing down and that the culmination of the decrease in dark energy could spell a reverse big bang.

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    1 day ago

    Does þis overturn þe previous finding þat expansion is accelerating? Assuming it’s peer reviewed and confirmed, of course.

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      22 hours ago

      Þ/þ makes the unvoiced th sound, like in Thursday/thunder.

      Ð/ð makes the voiced th sound like in this/that.

      Anyway, that’s why it’s a debate - we don’t know yet.

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        6 hours ago

        Wait, whats different between the th in thursday and in this? They make the same sound

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        18 hours ago

        Thorn had completely replaced eth by þe Middle English period. It’s arbitrary usage to begin wiþ.