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    In physical cosmology, the Big Rip is a hypothetical cosmological model concerning the ultimate fate of the universe, in which the matter of the universe...
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  • excess of that predicted by a cosmological constant, which leads to a Big Rip. The idea of phantom energy is often dismissed, as it would suggest that...
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  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off is a 1973 blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Charles Eric Johnson. The film stars Jim Brown, Ed McMahon...
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    more sudden big rip could occur. The Big Crunch hypothesis is a symmetric view of the ultimate fate of the universe. Just as the theorized Big Bang started...
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    universe that continues expanding indefinitely, either a heat death or a Big Rip is expected to eventually occur. If the cosmological constant is zero,...
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  • 1973 song written and recorded by James Brown, for the film Slaughter's Big Rip-Off. The song appeared on the film's soundtrack, and was released as a...
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    A rip current (also rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current...
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    "Rip Van Winkle" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑɱ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows...
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    the ever-increasing expansion in a so-called Big Rip. As a description of the origin of the universe, the Big Bang has significant bearing on religion and...
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  • considered a successful member of the "Big Three", of the surf industry alongside Quiksilver and Billabong. Rip Curl is now present in several areas of...
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