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Listen To The Universe On Your iPod

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-chicken dept.

ptorrone writes "The New York Times had a great story about Dr. Mark Whittle, a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia who has taken the cosmic background radiation of the universe and made a series of sounds. The folks over at Engadget made the sounds available in MP3s so you can listen to them on your computer, iPod or whatever. Also, If you'd like to read more about Dr. Mark Whittle's work visit his site, there are a lot of presentations and information regarding Big Bang Acoustics."

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  1. high-school? by garcia · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it coincidental that the MP3s sound an awful lot like a bomb fuse burning and then a toilet flushing?

    The Universe was created by the big bang in the high-school men's bathroom!

    1. Re:high-school? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "I knew I shouldn't have eaten that burrito." -God

    2. Re:high-school? by maxbang · · Score: 5, Funny

      This only confirms my theory that the Big Bang originated somewhere in the near vicinity of Uranus. Not only was it ridiculously loud, but it also stank to high heaven.

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  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. How long... by Jareeedo · · Score: 4, Funny

    before this turns up sampled in a hip-hop song?

  4. Boy, that oughta drive the RIAA nuts by SnappingTurtle · · Score: 5, Funny
    Teenager 1: So what'd you download today?

    Teenager 2: The universe, man, the universe.

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  5. If you play it backwards and speed it up... by GPLDAN · · Score: 4, Funny

    You hear Carl Sagan saying "billlllions and billllions"...

  6. Actually it was Denfender.... by hajihill · · Score: 4, Funny

    Definitely sounds like the old defender video game... or else the aliens really do sound like that and Atari managed to hit the nail on the head.... Either way, I'm scared.

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