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Uniformity of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The temperature of the cosmic microwave background differs by only a few parts in 100,000 across the sky. Compare that level of uniformity to the uniformity of the surface of a table that is 1 meter in size. How big would the largest bumps on that table be if its surface were smooth to one part in 100,000? Could you see bumps of that size on the table's surface?
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