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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. Ice versus.... by 955301 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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."

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    1. Re:Ice versus.... by spurtle15 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yes, but it is easier for bubbles to form in ice that contains trapped ancient air samples. It's the old air they're excited about.

  4. Seriously by quokkapox · · Score: 4, Insightful
    You have all these measurements that come together consistently, the rate of ice formation, the depth of the ice, these cores are probably consistent with other cores from other areas across a wide range of metrics, you could analyze a million different factors and they all happen to come out in favor of an ancient Earth, not a young earth.

    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.

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  5. 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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