The scale probably just can't measure the apples all together that way. Maybe it's not calibrated to see all the different ways apples can interact. Maybe time to go back to the scale drawing board.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (13 children)

I'm not sure what you're getting at. Dark matter has been proven numerous times, is a predictive model, and is the only explanation that has held up to scrutiny and observations. It's very clearly the right explanation and we know how dark matter generally behaves, we just don't know specifically what it is.

See, for example, the behavior of the bullet cluster merger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

Sorry, but...aren't modified gravity theories gaining some more traction recently? Not enough to say that modified gravity is the most likely explanation for observations, but at least enough to avoid saying that dark matter is "clearly the right explanation"?

edit: I've just realised that some people would describe modified gravity as a specific theory to describe the observational effect of dark matter. Is that what you were doing here?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sorry for not responding earlier, I don't seem to be getting notifications! My other reply further down in the thread hopefully answers all of your (wonderful) questions, though. Have a great day!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah no worries. I’ve had the same problem with notifications sometimes not appearing. No idea why. Thanks for the feedback though!

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