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Will the (theoretical) existence of "dark matter hair" change the way we look for dark matter?

Resolved :No38%

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Total Forecasters47

Community Prediction38% (26% - 48%)

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50%

community: 38%

Did this actually happen?No

Community Baseline Score

5.3

Community Peer Score

16.5

Authors:

Adrian

Opened:

Feb 24, 2016

Closes:

May 1, 2016

Resolves:

Jun 2, 2017

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