Re: message in the sky

From: "CWatters" <colin.watters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:59:43 GMT

"John Baez" <baez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:diudac$el4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> They calculate that no more than 10^5 bits could be encoded in the
> cosmic microwave background radiation. The funniest part is
> that they offer a helpful suggestion to the Creator for what
> message to send in these bits - the Cartan matrix of the gauge
> group of the correct grand unified theory!

Just as long at they don't start using telescope time to look for the
message!

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