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Japanese Scientists Dig up Million-year-old Ice
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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is it still cold?
the sample was destroyed when the scientists decided to celebrate with drinks on the rocks.
Unpleasantries.
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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So, the important questions is this: What was water made of 1,000,000 years ago?
(Yes, it's a joke. Yes, I'm aware that this is significant because the trace amounts of other minerals and elements that they'll find in it will be major signifiers of the atmospheric composition back then.)
This guy's the limit!
Japanese scientists dig up million-year-old ice and find a giant moth. Godzilla saves the day.
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I wonder, would this have been news if it was a rock core sample? Or perhaps some really deep dirt? Understanding of course that ice potentially contains more to study because it's a fluid at temperatures that live is able to exist in, but it seems a little strange to suggest that people outside this field of science should get excited. It's a piece of solid material which at some point in the past was a liquid:
Japanese Scientists Dig up Million-year-old Rock
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ToxikFetus writes "During expedition to Africa to research past climate patterns, Japanese scientists unearth million-year-old block of rock, breaking the previous mark by 200,000 years."
You are checking your backups, aren't you?
I think this is cool, but the more exciting thing that Japanese geologists are doing is planning to drill into the earth's core. link
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Why won't the fanatics give it up? We need to get with the program and learn as much as we can about this planet before we kill ourselves off permanently.
it's a blue bright blue Saturday hey hey
A block of ice manages to make headlines on slashdot.......
In undeveloped countries, the consumer controls the market. In capitalist America, the market controls you.
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
I don't think anyone needs to make up excuses to deny the existance of gods, I think it's up to the people who do believe in them to come up with reasons to do so. So far, they haven't.
TWW
"Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"
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.
I would expect that this ice would contain particles that might help estimate what the earth was made of a million years ago. Who knows how many comets have hit the earth effectively changing the content or even the ability to house life...
About as old as God appeared to be when the Christians created Him.
The government which is strong enough to protect you from everything is strong enough to take everything from you.
Isn't most or all of earth's "ice" about 4 billion years old?
He-he.
Modesty is one of life's greatest attributes
I think it has to be piracy on the high seas, so only those offshore CD duplicating boats count...