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RexMaximus
09/03/09

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Andromeda's a cannibal, and we're next!*

*In about 2.5 billion years, so eat all you want, we'll make more.
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StarkRavingMan
09/03/09

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Very interesting story. However, the photo is not of the Andromeda Galaxy.
If you do a Google search, you'll see what that galaxy actually looks like.

What I really recommend, however, it looking at it through binoculars. Even a cheap pair shows a big, beautiful object hanging in the sky.

FYI, the Milky Way is also a cannibal. If you do a search for "Omega Centauri" you'll find a photo of a small galaxy that the Milky Way has half-eaten. It will take a few billion more years to finish the job.
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hamshank
09/03/09

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fascinating how we need to humanise everything, up to and including galaxies: "cannibal", "eating", "digesting" etc ...
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crashedpc - Haifisch
09/03/09

@hamshank: Because THEY'RE ALIIIIIIIIIIVE!
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hamshank
09/03/09

@crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: that's what I feared, but was hoping we might make them less scary by talking less about the eating and the killing, and more about the merging and the absorbing...
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
09/03/09

@hamshank: Yeah, it's nothing to worry about. The galaxies are simply going to marry, then live happily ever after.

...

Ok, we're screwed...
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
09/03/09

@hamshank: How about assimilating? Nothing scary about that . . .
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Boas_MC
09/04/09

@hamshank: Maybe all the stars in those other galaxies just wanted to join the big ol' rave Andromeda was throwing.
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Grey_Area
09/03/09

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And now it's heading straight for us! Time for PANIC!! AAAAAAHHH!!!
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1Grand_Marquis
09/03/09

@Grey_Area: Good lord, whatever you do, keep this information away from Roland Emmerich!
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Grey_Area
09/03/09

@1Grand_Marquis: It's too late, he's reading my script treatment even now!!
AAAAAAHHH!!! Here comes the Cannibal Galaxy, shoot it, shoot it!!
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crashedpc - Haifisch
09/03/09

@Grey_Area: *wets pants*
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Grey_Area
09/03/09

@crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: The bullets do NOTHING! Run and hide!!
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
09/03/09

@Grey_Area: Maybe it's just pissed we named a tv show starring Kevin Sorbo after it.
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B-dogg
09/03/09

@Grey_Area: The Inhibitors wanted to protect us from this. But noooooo said humanity....
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phoenix
09/03/09

@Grey_Area: I would remind everyone we have a couple hundred million years to go, but I wouldn't want to ruin a good PANIC!?!

AAAAAHHHAHAAHHHHHH!?!
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WLDaywalker
07/14/09

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God doesn't play dice with the universe...but it appears she does play pool.

Barred spiral galaxy, left corner pocket; barred spiral galaxy right corner; spiral in the side. Boom, baby.
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FrankenPC
07/14/09

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Holy carp. The only thing more astounding is the collision of two dwarf stars at near the speed of light. Talk about clacking your nutz together.
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
07/14/09

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Nice...whilst im on here. What is with the grey/black text system. Ive got bad eyesight as it is. I cant read fuck all. Secondly, whats with the star system, it seems anyone with a star is the elite....well ive been on this site for almost a year and my opinions have counted for something before, ive got a few followers and some cool friends. But I never get a reply now because im stuck way back in the grey corner with the newbies and Trolls. And I find it hard to put my input into anyones posts because I cant read the text!! Just becuse someone has a star and black text next to their name doesnt mean i want to coment on their post. It might be an unitresting post in my opinion, someones in grey might be better...but because i cant see it properly, it doesnt count for shit!

Love the new layout io9....but help me out here. Im an oldie and goldie with bad eyesight and the need for a star!!
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
07/14/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my...: Did someone put my text in black...awwww, Ta. I can see now!! Thanks to whoever did that, if its a spooky coincidence...well!
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TemporalSword
07/14/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my...: In case you missed it, they just revamped the whole comment system last week. Starred commenters are the shiznet now, and are supposed to help promote new commentors.

A question for the site: should featured comments be more like featured discussions or threads? What I mean is, a featured comment goes to black, but some replies are grey regardless of who replies and so you won't see whole the whole discussion unless you click "show all comments". I've found myself replying only to realize someone else said it first, but I didn't see it because it was not shown. Seems like once the main comment becomes featured, the whole thread should be, too. Just a thought.
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Ruthless, If you let me
07/14/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my...: TemporalSword seems to have answered your question.Are you running Firefox? Lifehacker has a pretty cool Greasemonkey script that auto expands all comments, changes font colors, and some other simple things. It'll help with the eyesight at least.

I run it when I am at home, and not on my blasted IE enabled work computer.
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
07/14/09

@BullLifter: This goes to everyone whos answered this thread. Cheers. I'll try the greasemonkey trick considering ive got Firefox. That said...I was away on my 2 year wedding Anniversary, which was (sorry io9), waaaay more important than the change on here at the time. But when I came back and logged in, I had completly missed the section on the revamp and walked into a world of confusion and head scratching. I think im on the ball now. But could someone explain the star system? Is it a star for the quality of the post or the quality of the person involved.?
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tetracycloide
07/14/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my...: the stars were originally based on how many people were following you, so while being around for a while helps get you more exposure it doesn't necessarily mean people are interested in what you have to say enough to follow you. now i think they are awarded by admins (the elite of the elite) for especially clever comments.

my major critique, other than the backflips i have to do just to get the site to work now, is that comments cannot be demoted, only promoted.
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acrobatic rabbit
07/14/09

In reply to One Galaxy Smashes Into Four Others At 2 Million Miles Per Hour
a galactic collision that looks like a cack 'n balls. space pron indeed.
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se7a7n7
07/14/09

@acrobatic rabbit: What are you talking about? That's a space vagina, if I've ever seen one.
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acrobatic rabbit
07/14/09

@se7a7n7: space bewbs maybe. vajayjay? nay nay.
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Ruthless, If you let me
07/14/09

@acrobatic rabbit: Space pr0n is the best kind for work.
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