[Admiral Rand]

What is Red Matter?

[DammitJim]

it's matter. it's red. if you put a liitle drop into a planet's core it will cause the planet to explode.

[Thascales]

I think it's a mass amplifier. Augments existing matter, increases its mass, boom, instant black hole.

[Jim in St. Louis]

Originally Posted by Admiral Rand

What is Red Matter?

We have a similar material today. It's called un-obtainium.

[Aqua]

Red Matter is a fictional plot device with absolutely no scientific basic

[Dominus of Megadeus]

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Red_matter

The volatility of red matter is liken to the theoretic properties of red mercury, a material whose properties are very troublesome to those in national security circles--and with good reason...that is, if this stuff is really as nasty as they say it is.
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Red-mercury

[cjopbj]

Originally Posted by Dominus of Megadeus

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Red_matter

The volatility of red matter is liken to the theoretic properties of red mercury, a material whose properties are very troublesome to those in national security circles--and with good reason...that is, if this stuff is really as nasty as they say it is.
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Red-mercury

Wow. Thanks.

[DammitJim]

Originally Posted by Aqua

Red Matter is a fictional plot device with absolutely no scientific basic

Dammitt. I should have typed that.

[Jim in St. Louis]

Originally Posted by DammitJim

it's matter. it's red. if you put a liitle drop into a planet's core it will cause the planet to explode.

But it tastes great on a cracker.

[Aqua]

Originally Posted by DammitJim

Dammitt. I should have typed that.

Someone had to, my equivalent of responding to a blog item with "FIRST"