Is dark matter hot?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Astronomy, Physics, Science, Natural Sciences

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Scientists don't know what dark matter is, but they know if it's hot (or not!)

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0:00.0	Hey Daniel, I have a question about dark matter.
0:10.7	Oh man, don't we all.
0:12.4	I mean, I know that we don't know what it is.
0:14.9	Right.
0:15.9	But what does it like?
0:16.9	I mean, is it squishy?
0:17.9	Hmm, we don't know.
0:18.9	What does it taste like?
0:19.9	Well, you know, our tongues can't taste it, so again, we don't really know.
0:23.7	Hmm.
0:24.7	How about is it fuzzy?
0:25.7	Maybe, we don't know.
0:26.7	Or scratching?
0:27.7	Probably not.
0:28.7	But again, we just don't know.
0:31.4	You know, for such a hot topic, you would think you guys would know more about it.
0:35.6	Well, that's one thing we do know whether dark matter is hot or not.
0:40.4	Hi, I'm Jorge.
0:47.4	I'm a cartoonist and the creator of PhD comics.
0:58.9	Hi, I'm Daniel.
0:59.9	I'm a particle physicist, and I have no opinion about the attractiveness of dark matter.
1:05.2	Well, it's definitely attractive, right?
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