Notice: The staff and management of the Large Hadron Collider sincerely apologize for the temporary disappearance of the Universe. APOD postings will resume in 13 billion years, following the next cosmogenic singularity and evolution of so-called intelligent life. We regret the inconvenience.
and they will wonder what caused the big bang…
and then they will build a large collider…
repeat
Dang, now my witty post no longer makes sense. Story of my life. 
Funny as heck though. YOu crack me up, Guru
I think this picture has another, more ominous explanation…
Here’s some starlings made of normal matter
but these are Antimatter starlings
…which clearly resemble the birds in the APoD picture.
What I want to know is, do Antimatter starlings produce Antimatter birdpoop? And what if some lands on your car?!
it had been my original intention to use it as a place holder…
I thought about creating a new thread…
Walden gets sooo upset though…
your car goes to the place where the lost socks are.
I think you’ve missed the significance of all the little Vs on their feathers. Notice that they’re all pointing _down_wards. If those were true antimatter starlings, the Vs would all be pointing up.
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djm
Oops, you’re right 
These are Antimatter starlings. Now the little V’s are pointing correctly.
OMG! Antimatter starlings!!! 
djm
Aren’t those Sgnil Rats?