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Four Millennia Old Noodles Found In China
mollten writes "According to BBC News, the world's oldest noodles have been found at the Lajia site in China. Carbon Dating has found the remains to be over 4000 years old." From the article: "Prior to the discovery of noodles at Lajia, the earliest written record of noodles is traced to a book written during the East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220, although it remained a subject of debate whether the Chinese, the Italians, or the Arabs invented it first ... Our discovery indicates that noodles were first produced in China."
They should keep digging. I'm betting they've stumbled across an old Lajia University dormitory and discovered students' supplies of Ramen. (Well at least that's what we lived on in college.)
That stuff lasts forever. Bet it was.
Probably still good.
1. heat 1 cup boiling water
2. peel back lid on cup and pour water to line
3. cover for 3 minutes
Wonder what the expiration date was.
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This is irrefutable archeologycal proof of the existance of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
This may have an impact on the holy books, but I'm sure the clergy is already handling the matter.
I thought it was a concrete fact that the chinese invented it and it migrated west. The italians haven't had them for all that long.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
....that we were all created by his noodly appendage .
Hell they should have dug in the back of my refrigerator; I've got noodles WAY older than that back there...
is 58 million Italians crying out in anguish
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
Although I would tend to agree with that theory, this is badly worded, to the verge of being a logical fallacy. It would be better to say that the discovery "rules out the Italians and Arabs," since those cultures post-date these noodles (assuming the accuracy of the dating, despite radiocarbon's vulnerability to contamination). The discovery does not prove that some earlier culture didn't have noodles first. We can only say we have no evidence for an earlier existence.
What they didn't say is that they also found 30 unopened packets of Duck Sauce...
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...is as old as those noodles!
ha!!
Why stick up for big business?
I bet they're not as tasty as four millenia old twinkies would be.
Also, carbon dating isn't used for anything as old as dinosaur remains, so sorry, tossing out carbon dating won't let you put a younger date on dinosaur fossils.
... and its a funny thing about the 'begats'... each generation (with a couple exceptions) has a somewhat shorter life expectancy, starting at 900-some odd years and gradually declining...
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Creationists can't swallow evolution, but 1000 year old men sounds plausable?
By any sane measure (heh, ironic) using the 'begats', the world is only about 15-20 generations older than it was when christ was born, which would make it much YOUNGER than the creationists believe. I say a branch of science aughtta lay that one out on the table
Then there is the little problem that even with super high-resolution spy satellites, we still haven't found Eden or that big flaming sword that guards its entrance... heh.
And the number 1 least logical thing about this post? I am a protestant christian
What could possibly hurt the security of the American people more than giving our own government the ability to hide its
Okay, how do they date dinosaur remains,
That certainly takes necrophilia to a new low...
-- The Genesis project? What's that?