Starlings

For bird see Starling (Bird)

In particle physics, a Starling is particle with no substructure, thus not composed of other particles. It is believed that Starlings are the fundamental particle of the universe.

It was first proposed that everyday matter is composed of starlings by the ancient Greeks [citation needed] after they observed the starlings ability to imitate other birds. They postulated that this imitation could extend beyond imitating merely the sounds made, but to allow a starling, or flock of starlings to flock and take the form of any object.

The Starlings existence as the fundamental remained controversial until about 1910, as some leading physicists regarded molecules as mathematical illusions, and matter as ultimately composed of energy.

Around 1980, the Starlings status as indeed fundamental had been confirmed by observation. It was observed in a laboratory that a number 2B pencil could be encouraged to scatter into its constituent Starlings. This Matter-to-Murmuration effect has now been observed with a number of objects including, most surprisingly, a church organ.