At one point during the verification of their CMB discovery, Penzias and Wilson were cleaning pigeon poop out of the feedhorn on their microwave receiver setup. They were probably thinking about this as they were dressed in tuxes accepting the Nobel Prize for their discovery.
Not sure how many times pigeon poop has been a constituent of a big coincidence prior to this, but there we are . . .
Not sure how many times pigeon poop has been a constituent of a big coincidence prior to this, but there we are . . .
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
