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Black Sheep
18th March 2010, 10:01
WIMP = weakly interacting massive particles
MACHO = Massive compact halo object
RAMBO = robust association of massive baryonic objects

like wtf

eyedrop
18th March 2010, 12:21
Then there's the Alpher, Bethe, Gamow paper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpher%E2%80%93Bethe%E2%80%93Gamow_paper) (Alpha Beta Gamma), where Bethe was just in on the paper to get the Alpha beta gamma theme right.