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It's caused by some of the earliest remnants of the Big Bang!
"To glimpse the oldest light in the universe, simply tune an old television between channels: the tiny specs dancing on the screen result from the antenna being bombarded relentlessly by photons that were emitted shortly after the big bang, some 13.8 billion years ago. "
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...explain-mysterious-cold-spot-in-the-universe/
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"To glimpse the oldest light in the universe, simply tune an old television between channels: the tiny specs dancing on the screen result from the antenna being bombarded relentlessly by photons that were emitted shortly after the big bang, some 13.8 billion years ago. "
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...explain-mysterious-cold-spot-in-the-universe/
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That was going to be my next guess.
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Well, just turn the set off and stare and you might still see I Love Lucy
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Seems there are 75+ hours of Lucy but lately I've also been looking for the cold spot in the universe. On my bike. Early before it gets hot. I gotta move Up North.
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Something I've been wondering about all these years and I thought it was just snow! But they cleared it up and gave us this
View attachment 43968 and a few years later,
gave us this,
View attachment 43969 :highly_amused: PJ
View attachment 43968 and a few years later,
gave us this,
View attachment 43969 :highly_amused: PJ
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Not to hijack the thread, but I have been a fan of Heinlein quotes for most of my life. You could live your life adhering to most of them�� See below for three of my favorites��
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Only if it were a bad trip.
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Right after you ate that sugar cube, right?
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Not sure of their names, but I think they were used at startup in the morning and shutdown at night to adjust brightness and contrast and whatever you call all the other aspects of the TV signal. I also remember the Star Spangled Banner being played before they were displayed, usually with photos correlating to the lyrics.
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