"Chris.B" wrote in message
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Perhaps dark matter is simply the fabric (canvas) of space on which the
universe is painted? (or screen on which it is projected?)

My wierd thoughts as well. It's the "rest" of the universe - just in
dimensions that we can't measure or understand right now. If M-theory
posits 11 dimensions, then surely the mass/energy in the non-classical
dimensions has effect.

Well, it's as plausible as anything oriel comes up with on one of his
better days. ;-)

Nah - **** it. He must be right @-)