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what I like best about living in quiet

what I like best about living in quiet zone and it kind of tells the whole

zone and it kind of tells the whole

zone and it kind of tells the whole story the quietness some people that

story the quietness some people that

story the quietness some people that come here they’ll say what do you do

come here they’ll say what do you do

come here they’ll say what do you do well I’ll just say I’m doing right now

well I’ll just say I’m doing right now

well I’ll just say I’m doing right now you know I and I should just listen to

you know I and I should just listen to

you know I and I should just listen to nature all around you

Green Bank West Virginia is a very

Green Bank West Virginia is a very unique place I find it ironic sometimes

unique place I find it ironic sometimes

unique place I find it ironic sometimes that you know we were working with

that you know we were working with

that you know we were working with technology here that’s world-class its

technology here that’s world-class its

technology here that’s world-class its world leading but yet no one here has a

world leading but yet no one here has a

world leading but yet no one here has a cell phone

so a radio telescope works just like an

so a radio telescope works just like an optical telescope in that if you build

optical telescope in that if you build

optical telescope in that if you build it or have it in an area where there’s a

it or have it in an area where there’s a

it or have it in an area where there’s a lot of radio noise the signals you’re

lot of radio noise the signals you’re

lot of radio noise the signals you’re trying to look for would be obliterated

trying to look for would be obliterated

trying to look for would be obliterated by that radio noise in the same way you

by that radio noise in the same way you

by that radio noise in the same way you can’t see the Milky Way in downtown New

can’t see the Milky Way in downtown New

can’t see the Milky Way in downtown New York City a cell phone on Mars would be

York City a cell phone on Mars would be

York City a cell phone on Mars would be the brightest radio object to us in the

the brightest radio object to us in the

the brightest radio object to us in the sky in order to protect the radio

sky in order to protect the radio

sky in order to protect the radio atmosphere in this area Congress created

atmosphere in this area Congress created

atmosphere in this area Congress created the National Radio quiet zone and that’s

the National Radio quiet zone and that’s

the National Radio quiet zone and that’s an area that’s 13,000 square miles

an area that’s 13,000 square miles

an area that’s 13,000 square miles there’s actually a long list of modern

there’s actually a long list of modern

there’s actually a long list of modern conveniences that we can’t utilize here

conveniences that we can’t utilize here

conveniences that we can’t utilize here and then generally shouldn’t be utilized

and then generally shouldn’t be utilized

and then generally shouldn’t be utilized in the community gasoline engines cause

in the community gasoline engines cause

in the community gasoline engines cause a problem we only use Diesel’s on-site

a problem we only use Diesel’s on-site

a problem we only use Diesel’s on-site Wi-Fi modems cordless telephones no

Wi-Fi modems cordless telephones no

Wi-Fi modems cordless telephones no cellular phones the automatic door

cellular phones the automatic door

cellular phones the automatic door opener at the local store no digital

opener at the local store no digital

opener at the local store no digital cameras come here piggy piggy Hey

when you go and you tell people stuff

when you go and you tell people stuff like that they can’t believe we’re in

like that they can’t believe we’re in

like that they can’t believe we’re in there just like what like I called my

there just like what like I called my

there just like what like I called my college roommate and she’s like we’ll

college roommate and she’s like we’ll

college roommate and she’s like we’ll just give me a number and I’ll text you

just give me a number and I’ll text you

just give me a number and I’ll text you and if she doesn’t have an iPhone we

and if she doesn’t have an iPhone we

and if she doesn’t have an iPhone we can’t do iMessage I was like well we

can’t do iMessage I was like well we

can’t do iMessage I was like well we can’t text because I don’t have service

can’t text because I don’t have service

can’t text because I don’t have service and they don’t understand they’re just

and they don’t understand they’re just

and they don’t understand they’re just like how do you live without your phone

like how do you live without your phone

like how do you live without your phone like what do you do I mean it’s

like what do you do I mean it’s

like what do you do I mean it’s different like if you don’t go from one

different like if you don’t go from one

different like if you don’t go from one house to another house with Wi-Fi years

house to another house with Wi-Fi years

house to another house with Wi-Fi years you don’t have any way to contact other

you don’t have any way to contact other

you don’t have any way to contact other people which is odd I really enjoy it

people which is odd I really enjoy it

people which is odd I really enjoy it because it’s quiet it’s peaceful it’s

because it’s quiet it’s peaceful it’s

because it’s quiet it’s peaceful it’s beautiful all these electronic

beautiful all these electronic

beautiful all these electronic technician things that these kids are

technician things that these kids are

technician things that these kids are setting pushing buttons on don’t happen

setting pushing buttons on don’t happen

setting pushing buttons on don’t happen here only way you do that is at home it

here only way you do that is at home it

here only way you do that is at home it would be very difficult to create a

would be very difficult to create a

would be very difficult to create a radio quiet zone these days because in

radio quiet zone these days because in

radio quiet zone these days because in order to create it you would have to

order to create it you would have to

order to create it you would have to walk into an area and take things away

walk into an area and take things away

walk into an area and take things away from people but living here people have

from people but living here people have

from people but living here people have grown up without it and they’ve built

grown up without it and they’ve built

grown up without it and they’ve built their homes and they built everything

their homes and they built everything

their homes and they built everything around the idea that they will be wired

around the idea that they will be wired

around the idea that they will be wired they won’t have wireless systems so it’s

they won’t have wireless systems so it’s

they won’t have wireless systems so it’s much easier to maintain a setup like

much easier to maintain a setup like

much easier to maintain a setup like this and it would be to create a new set

this and it would be to create a new set

this and it would be to create a new set up

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