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The static on old CRT TVs with rabbit ears was the cosmic microwave background. No one in the last 25 years has ever seen it.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (8 children)

No one in the last 25 years has ever seen it.

I mean you can still find a CRT today and turn it on if you like, they're less common for sure, but they're still around if you're looking for one

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Kids born after 2000 aren’t looking for one

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

CRTs are popular with people who have retro games consoles.

They're surprisingly difficult to acquire though. Big, heavy and either very expensive or free.

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