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“were mystified, and even thought this annoying static might be due to bird droppings on the telescope. Later, it was pointed out to them that this spurious noise was probably the residual radiation from the creation of the universe, predicted by Gamow.”
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just because it amused me..
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I knew you’d like those singing sands. He has mp3 of more sounds, too, which it took me awhile to find because the site displays so badly (in my browser at least). Anyway, in case you missed them at first too: http://www.lps.ens.fr/~douady/SongofDunes/ArticleJduC/CD_SongOfDunes.html
The singing sand is fab. I’ve never heard singing sand, but I have heard singing snow. Well, ‘singing’ seems a bit strong, but snow in quite large crystals which you can hear making tinkly noises as you ski over it.