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Back in the day, you turned on an analogue TV and often got "static". So ... what's the source of the "static"? And no, it's not your wife's hair drier.

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No fair reading this month's issue of Scientific American!
 
Untranslated communication from an uncharted universe which has a buy one, get 2 free deal on rabbit ears.
 
Re-runs of I love Lucy, encoded in such a way that it is only visible if you drop acid.
 
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/

wow
 
Basil said:
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.
 
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
 
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��
 
Dang! I didn't get what you were saying.
Turns out I was watching the washing machine.
 
AngliaGT said:
Dang! I didn't get what you were saying.
Turns out I was watching the washing machine.
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Right after you ate that sugar cube, right?
 
Lucy's over and I'm still on edge. This Big Bang Cold Spot has got me thinking, road trip.
 
OK Old Timers. What was the name of the test patterns used by stations when they were off the air? A couple of them were shown above. And what were they used for?
 
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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