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Instant Earth, Just Add Dust Particles

Posted by michael on from the buy-one-from-thinkgeek-today dept.

EvilSuggestions writes "Apparently, the estimate for how long it took for the Earth to form just got chopped in half. Now just a paltry 30 million years (which, IIRC, is less than one day on Carl Sagan's 1 year = the life of the universe calendar). So, adjust your terraforming plans appropriately. The good folks over at Science News have been following the gory details behind this conclusion."

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  1. They're getting closer to correct by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only a few more divisions and they will be down to the 7 days.

  2. Re:accuracy? by tiedyejeremy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had a professor who was "older than dirt." We could ask him.

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  3. The Truth About What Happened by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 3, Funny
    All we had to do was to ask Johnny!
    Well, let's see. First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di's clothes. I couldn't believe it.

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