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I don't understand carbon dating

CalicaCalica
edited 2014-10-31 01:36:05 in Chocolate
How can Carbon-14 have a half-life of 5770 years?  That would mean its life is 11540 years, and the universe is only 6000 years old!
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  • Obā-sanObā-san

    i was waiting for this
  • AlduinAlduin
    >not being a silicon-based life form

    check this guy out
  • One-Winged EagleOne-Winged Eagle
    Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
    You know who understands carbon dating?

    Your mom.

    Seriously, she's a very intelligent lady. She can explain these things to you.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    it depends on stuff that goes away gradually being formed from other stuff due to the effect of some other stuff affecting it, so if you know how much stuff is in something now and how much stuff used to be in it the last time it was doing stuff, you can take a decent stab at how old it is.
  • CalicaCalica
    edited 2014-11-01 01:48:20
    Sup bitches, witches, Haters, and trolls.
    Windblade said:

    You know who understands carbon dating?


    Your mom.

    Seriously, she's a very intelligent lady. She can explain these things to you.
    she's taught the math behind it in a calculus class so yeah
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