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Yep, but:
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All both studies are saying is that the accelerating expansion *might* be slowing, but that doesn't mean the universe will stop expanding, just that it may eventually expand at a fixed rate (which is actually what people thought before Dark Energy was discovered).
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If it's slowing, why would the slowing down stop and expansion happen stably? I.E. what would make a changing system become a stable system?

Also, if it's slowing, might it not get to a point where it stops? And if it stops, why not collapse back?

All these seem perfectly reasonable hypothesis.
 
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why would the ... expansion happen stably?
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The expansion originated with the Big Bang, you could call it one of the universe's initial conditions. It was believed that after the initial 'kick', that was it. It was during measurements in the 1980s that it was discovered that the rate of expansion appeared to be increasing. That was both an unexpected and unexplained result, that is still the case even now. The effect was labelled 'Dark Energy', since where is all that energy coming from to power that acceleration?

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Also, if it's slowing, might it not get to a point where it stops? And if it stops, why not collapse back?
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Fair, I did simplify a few things in my previous answer :) The whole reason for those original measurements was to answer exactly that question. They knew the universe was expanding after the Big Bang, but that was being counteracted by the force of gravity from all the mass in the universe. So they were trying to work out the precise numbers of each to see if the universe would slowly expand forever, reach a static state, or end in a Big Crunch. With the discovery of Dark Energy the answer seemed clear (though it wouldn't be a slow expansion, but one that got faster and faster). These latest measurements, if true, simply complicate the analysis even further. They do not say, unlike what the article is stating, what the final result will be.
 
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I didn't read the article closely @Zarjazz - just thought it was interesting. Me n you are on the same page with this :)
 
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I love using Google Earth Pro and using the historical imagery feature to go back in time, to see what areas looked like compared to now.
 
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Embattle said:
I love using Google Earth Pro and using the historical imagery feature to go back in time, to see what areas looked like compared to now.
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Oooh, how far back? Is it only since Google started mapping the Earth or they have even older images taken by others?
 
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Oooh, how far back? Is it only since Google started mapping the Earth or they have even older images taken by others?
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The majority are 2000 onwards from Google, but there are some older images, like this one of where I used to live from 1945:

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I've used this website to look at old maps before:

www.oldmapsonline.org

OldMapsOnline

The easy-to-use getaway to historical maps in libraries around the world.
www.oldmapsonline.org www.oldmapsonline.org

As an example, here is the same area from 1867:

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Cops again. Not ours this time:

www.theguardian.com

‘Atrocious on every level’: sex case findings shame New Zealand’s senior police culture

Inspector general will be inaugurated to oversee service after report on how top officers steered investigation of Jevon McSkimming, who went on to become deputy commissioner
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

rather than investigating allegations made against McSkimming, the police used accusatory emails sent by the complainant to charge her with sending harmful digital communications
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Don't tell the po-po their mate is a paedo by email eh?
 
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Guardian with their fearmongering.

The stats are something like 6% of people who use the CTW scheme earn 6 figures and less than that have a bike over 2k.

Fun innit.
 
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I think that is much the same reason there are rumours about changes to the Heat pumps scheme.
 
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Guardian with their fearmongering.

The stats are something like 6% of people who use the CTW scheme earn 6 figures and less than that have a bike over 2k.

Fun innit.
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Still, they're going to be doing a lot less exercise than they once were eh?
 
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No more cheap bikes or healthy transport @Tom:

www.theguardian.com

Rachel Reeves to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes

Chancellor expected to introduce new limit on how much can be spent on a bicycle through cycle to work scheme
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

It was costing the government very little - and even if was getting the comfortably off into the surrey hills then at least they were doing hard exercise after their sedentary, desk-bound weeks eh?
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Some people have been taking the piss, but it's performative nonsense tbh. I've never been able to use it. I'm currently thinking of getting an e-bike though, something like this perhaps:

Gazelle Ultimate C380 | Powerful Motor & Comfortable Design

Discover the Gazelle Ultimate C380 with its powerful Bosch motor, low-maintenance belt drive, and comfortable design. Perfect for long tours and daily commutes.
www.gazellebikes.com www.gazellebikes.com

Sometimes cycling an hour or so with panniers through cold wind and rain to go teach kids how to ride on the roads for 7 hours, and then cycling back, gets a bit tiring. An e-bike would make things a bit nicer.
 
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Good video (crap sound in parts though). I've used e-cargo cycles around here, there was a hire scheme that ran from Stretford for a short period. Motorists tended to be more wary around me. The big challenge was just getting going - the steering I found very wobbly, it took a few miles to get used to. And once I was used to it, it was fine. And then when I got back on my normal bike, the steering was wobbly again :)
 
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