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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 3224<br />
| date = March 25, 2026<br />
| title = Centimeter Wavelengths<br />
| image = centimeter_wavelengths_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 381x335px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = Yes, the cosmic microwave background is great, but what about the earthly microwave foreground?<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic refers to the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to {{w|Arno Allan Penzias}} and {{w|Robert Woodrow Wilson}} for their discovery of {{w|cosmic microwave background radiation}}.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:[A scatter plot graph with the Y axis of "time spent debugging centimeter-wavelength antennas" and X axis of "Nobel prizes awarded as a result". The X axis has the numbers 0 and 1 marked, while the Y axis has no numbers marked. Many dots arranged vertically appear at 0 on the X axis (zero Nobel prizes), collectively labeled as "I.T. people troubleshooting WiFi issues". A single dot appears at 1 on the X axis, vertically about 1/3 of the height of the graph up, labeled "Penzias & Wilson".]<br />
:[Caption below the panel:]<br />
:I just think the other people working in the field deserve at least a ''little'' recognition.<br />
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