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Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by jstanley on Friday August 05, 2022 @10:43AM (#32356829)
> This article presupposes that Proxima Centauri is not, in fact, made of chorizo.

I don't think it does.

It can both be true that Proxima Centauri is made of Chorizo and that the French Scientist tweeted a picture of some Chorizo that was not Proxima Centauri.

Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by ithkuil on Friday August 05, 2022 @10:52AM (#32356981)
Also, it could be made of chorizo but not sliced and facing normal to our line if sight. And where does the light that shines on Proxima Chorisii come from?
Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by wiz21c on Friday August 05, 2022 @10:58AM (#32357071)
I think I heard you can have many questions answered if you happen to meet the flying spaghetti monster.
Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by peteradio on Friday August 05, 2022 @10:59AM (#32357080)
> And where does the light that shines on Proxima Chorisii come from?

Some suppose it is the faint light emitted by alien bacteria as the rotten portions are consumed and replaced by subnuclear paprika condensates.

Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by coldtea on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:32PM (#32358441)
>It can both be true that Proxima Centauri is made of Chorizo and that the French Scientist tweeted a picture of some Chorizo that was not Proxima Centauri.

Things get less clear-cut if we consider the "one electron universe" theory...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe

Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by sbf501 on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:37PM (#32358508)
> clear-cut

booooo....

Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by hedora on Friday August 05, 2022 @11:34AM (#32357631)
Ahh, but you are forgetting the Spanish Highlander conjecture.
Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by benj111 on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:17PM (#32358243)
Is that related to the Connery constant?
Re:French scientist's photo of ‘distant star’ was chorizo by karaterobot on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:20PM (#32358292)
> “According to contemporary cosmology, no object belonging to Spanish charcuterie exists anywhere but on Earth,” he said after apologising for tricking so many people.