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For those who haven't seen it this is a movie of the rotation of the E8 Lie algebra that seems to be a workable theory for describing Everything. The various symbols represents the roots of the algebra (assigned to certain families of sub-atomic particles). Those non-physicists/mathematicians amongst you might prefer the New Scientist video that comes with commentary on how the symmetry relationships break down into describing the fundamental forces of the universe. For the rest of you, the preprint is available: An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything. I do hope it pans out. The symmetries are elegant (and given the fact that not all the predicted sub-atomic elements are currently known, it should be possible to test the hypothesis). And for those interested, a certain Dr Sundance Bilson-Thompson was thanked for valuable discussions and encouragement in the development of this paper. Yay! Go Sundance!