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I sometimes think of how Earth is so OLD. It’s a third of the age of the Universe. That is just mind boggling. While I have trouble mentally grasping ages on th
by jug 6y ago
I sometimes think of how Earth is so OLD. It’s a third of the age of the Universe. That is just mind boggling. While I have trouble mentally grasping ages on the magnitude “billions”, I do know what a third is. It’s a very sizable chunk. And for this very old thing with life as you say very early — it’s crazy how we’re here only now. The sample size is small though. I have no idea if quirks on the path took evolution unusually long or if we’re early, or what. Still, yes, this is something to consider.
- tyfon 6y agoEven more mind boggling, in Canada you can find bedrock that is 4.28 billion years old and have survived bombardments, erosion and plate tectonics. I'd like to have one of those rocks one day :) In my country (Norway) the oldest rock is "only" 3 billion years old, life was well underway at that time.