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It looks like dark matter can be heated up and moved around (phys.org)
4 points by timhortonslatte 2717 days ago
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'Pushed out' dark matter is curved spacetime.

Dark matter is a supersolid that fills 'empty' space, strongly interacts with ordinary matter and is displaced by ordinary matter. What is referred to geometrically as curved spacetime physically exists in nature as the state of displacement of the supersolid dark matter. The state of displacement of the supersolid dark matter is gravity.

The supersolid dark matter displaced by a galaxy pushes back, causing the stars in the outer arms of the galaxy to orbit the galactic center at the rate in which they do.

Displaced supersolid dark matter is curved spacetime.

Does this mean that dark matter might be smoke-able?
Dark matter doesn't interact with the electromagnetic force, so it can't form any chemical bonds at all. It is therefore useless as a smokable.
I understand - you would have to inject it. That makes sense.