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Since the 4th of July parade and fireworks were cancelled in my town in the wake of a powerful storm that rolled through last Sunday, causing major damage, Intern Bruce threw together a presentation to cheer me up! (Who knew the librarian's Action Hero would have a flair for Powerpoint?)
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Did you realize that you can still hear remnants of the Big Bang using an old radio or television set? (No, I'm not talking about the CBS sit-com about the physics geeks.)
Here's an amazing science factoid: if you turn any old radio or TV dial in between assigned broadcast stations, a small percentage of that white noise you hear is the sound of the Big Bang, left over from the moment the Universe was created (as theoretical physics posits).
Here's a cool video that explains the process for non-physicists:
Here's an amazing science factoid: if you turn any old radio or TV dial in between assigned broadcast stations, a small percentage of that white noise you hear is the sound of the Big Bang, left over from the moment the Universe was created (as theoretical physics posits).
Here's a cool video that explains the process for non-physicists: