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General => Science => Topic started by: Tank on May 29, 2016, 02:59:46 PM

Title: The Earth's core is 2 1/2 years younger than its surface.
Post by: Tank on May 29, 2016, 02:59:46 PM
New calculations show Earth's core is much younger than thought (http://phys.org/news/2016-05-earth-core-younger-thought.html)

We'll I'll be darned!
Title: Re: The Earth's core is 2 1/2 years younger than its surface.
Post by: Recusant on May 29, 2016, 03:19:14 PM
Alert Walt Brown and his gormless disciples!
Title: Re: The Earth's core is 2 1/2 years younger than its surface.
Post by: No one on May 29, 2016, 07:41:07 PM
I'm not entirely sure that 2.5 years constitutes as "much" younger.  Unless I am missing something. Also, let it be known,  I have missed things in the past.
Title: Re: The Earth's core is 2 1/2 years younger than its surface.
Post by: Tank on May 29, 2016, 07:56:06 PM
Quote from: No one on May 29, 2016, 07:41:07 PM
I'm not entirely sure that 2.5 years constitutes as "much" younger.  Unless I am missing something. Also, let it be known,  I have missed things in the past.

Phys.org often has OTT headlines. Ok 2.5 years isn't a lot compared to 4.5 billion years but it's a lot longer that Fynman's off-the-cuff 'couple of days'. So it's all relative  ;)
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