The Milky Way may look much different than we thought!

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  1. Dark_Convoy, Mar 19, 2006
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  2. ginrai, Mar 19, 2006
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    the milky way is actually shaped like a Pringle ?
     
  3. Chaos Convoy, Mar 19, 2006
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    A pringle that eats other galaxies, that is!

    I didn't know our galaxy was cannibalizing other smaller galaxies and thus adding onto itself. o.o

    That's two things that article taught me. Awesome.
     
  4. Zero Prime, Mar 19, 2006
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    The Milky Way rules. :rock 
     
  5. Drake, Mar 19, 2006
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    It looks more like a Snickers. Who would have thought?
     
  6. Kupp, Mar 19, 2006
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    I don't know, I'm getting more of a Three Musketter's vibe.
     
  7. ErikB, Mar 19, 2006
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    huh...i'll be damned. I knew a little about the eating other galaxies, but not about the pringle shape, crazy crazy stuff.
     
  8. KA, Mar 19, 2006
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    you get the feeling boffins live on a diet of junk food.
     
  9. DevilzFan, Mar 19, 2006
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    Many Bothan's died to bring us this information
     
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    Our galaxy = Unicron! AHH!