My three-year-old on dark matter: just shine a light on it

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I'm trying to explain dark matter to my three year old daughter, and she goes "Why don't those silly scientists just shine a bright light on it?"

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  1. Ergun Çoruh May 25, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    Ha ha.. Perfect point!

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  2. Martin Watson May 25, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    Not a bad idea.  In a sense, that's what needs to be done.  You probably need to meet +Brian Brushwood and his daughter Penny.  She's 8 years old and can explain String Theory better than anyone else can!

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  3. Christopher Cooke May 25, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    "We haven't yet found a light bright enough to see it."

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  4. Nick Ryder May 26, 2013 at 4:48 am

    Dark matter doesn't interact with light, the light just goes straight past it.

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