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Japanese Scientists Dig up Million-year-old Ice

Posted by samzenpus on from the ancient-daiquiri dept.

ToxikFetus writes "During expedition to Antarctica to research past climate patterns, Japanese scientists unearth million-year-old block of ice, breaking the previous mark by 200,000 years."

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  1. i wonder... by baub · · Score: 3, Funny

    is it still cold?

  2. Sadly, by Odin_Tiger · · Score: 5, Funny

    the sample was destroyed when the scientists decided to celebrate with drinks on the rocks.

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  3. bible is teh truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    you silly secular atheist. earth is only 6000 year old.

  4. Scientific errors by quokkapox · · Score: 2, Funny
    There are many obvious errors in the methods they used of measuring the age of that ice. Even the pictures in that article are clearly Photoshopped.

    I'm a teenager, and my high school biology class here in Topeka School District has already performed a detailed analysis of these biased claims. Since the ice cannot be more than about 6,000 years old, and the article even advocates the "fact" of climate change and microbial evolution, you can easily see how they're trying to destroy religion in America.

    This country (and Japan too) is going downhill fast. The end times are near.

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  5. Japanese Scientists Dig up... by Eightyford · · Score: 2, Funny

    Japanese scientists dig up million-year-old ice and find a giant moth. Godzilla saves the day.

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  6. You know it's a slow news day when..... by ShyGuy91284 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A block of ice manages to make headlines on slashdot.......

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  7. Hyperbole by ShakaUVM · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, those guys. They're probably just using marketing hyberbole to see the ultimate luxury item -- DRINK THE BEST SCOTCH WITH THE BEST ROCKS: MILLION YEAR OLD ICE (supplied limited).

    Goes with the Chinese "Thousand Year Old Eggs"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg

  8. Oddly Enough... by Carpe+PM · · Score: 2, Funny
    I don't know how to calculate the odds on this, but they found a hair embedded in the sample.

    Turns out after DNA analysis the hair belonged to the great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandson of Ted Williams. Go figure.

  9. Re:Yarr? by RockModeNick · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it has to be piracy on the high seas, so only those offshore CD duplicating boats count...