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> In fact, more than a century has passed and David’s sealed bottle garden is still thriving and robust as can be. With thriving plant life, despite not waterin
by bloudermilk 7y ago
> In fact, more than a century has passed and David’s sealed bottle garden is still thriving and robust as can be. With thriving plant life, despite not watering it since 1972.
"more than half a century" ?
- ghayes 7y agoThe original terrarium was constructed and sealed in 1960, according to the article, and only watered since then once, in 1972.
- nemasu 7y agoI'm still confused, a century is 100 years right? 1960 + 100 = 2060. Am I missing something?
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoright, which is what the parent comment was pointing out. The article says more than a century has passed, the parent comment says more than half a century with half emphasized to show that is what the article should obviously say.