The 1.5° offset and torsional residuals

RSI predicts that the CMB dipole axis and the direction of the Laniakea bulk flow toward the Great Attractor differ by about 1.5 degrees. In RSI this offset is not a measurement error. It is a torsional residual: the Inhale current does not run in a straight line but in a helical arc set by the toroid's rotation.

The theory draws three consequences. First, the twist acts as a filter. Only knots whose internal twist matches the current's pitch can withstand the 0.73 N field tension without degrading, which is why observed matter is organized. Second, the dipole and the bulk flow should never align perfectly. The dipole measures our velocity within the field, while the Great Attractor marks the visible return current, and the two differ by the spiral's pitch.

Third, the offset is testable. RSI predicts the angle will stay stable across independent surveys of different depths, because it belongs to the medium's geometry rather than to any mass. Published comparisons currently find an offset of roughly 12 to 21 degrees (Erdoğdu et al. 2006). Reconciling that with RSI's predicted 1.5 degrees is an open question.