# strange matter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 28, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354 "2003-12-28T02:05:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![netscape\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8c91f0/32.png) [@netscape\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/netscape_6)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354/1 "2003-12-28T02:05:38Z")

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What are the strangest types of matter?  
How about alternate states?

I know of:  
Boise-Einstien consolodite (matter cooled to the point of quantum randomness on a much larger scale)  
solid  
liquiod  
gas  
plasma (we don’t need no stinkin’ electrons)  
singularity(black holes)  
what can be added to this list?

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354/2 "2003-12-28T04:49:17Z")

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Define “strange”.

Neutronium.

Whatever quark stars are made of.

Dark matter.

Antimatter.

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**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354/3 "2003-12-28T05:37:54Z")

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Non-matter “particles”. What’s the dealio with that?

Also, In before the forum change!!! (If this thread lives long enough to be moved)

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**Author:** ![netscape\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8c91f0/32.png) [@netscape\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/netscape_6)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354/4 "2003-12-28T13:31:00Z")

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> \*Originally posted by DarrenS \*  
> \*\*Define “strange”.  
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not the usual, stuff like negative mass that is repeled by gravity or mirror matter that for the most part only affects normal through gravity and weak interactions. you could walk through a mirror matter brick wall and not even feel it, nor see it.

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> \*Originally posted by DarrenS \*  
> \*\*Neutronium.
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> Whatever quark stars are made of.
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> Dark matter.
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> Antimatter. \*\*

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**Author:** ![swansont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@swansont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swansont)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354/5 "2003-12-28T14:05:53Z")

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The omega particle, having a strangeness of 3 (comprised of three strange quarks) is (by definition 🙂 ) the strangest particle of which we are aware.

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**Author:** ![Pavlos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Pavlos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavlos)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-matter/221354/6 "2003-12-28T16:06:54Z")

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W.I.M.P’s ?

‘weakly interacting massive particle’.

[http://www.nature.com/nsu/020429/020429-6.html](http://www.nature.com/nsu/020429/020429-6.html)