Talk:3205: Carbon Dating

2026-02-12T22:57:05Z

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F10st p0st! [[Special:Contributions/185.36.194.156|185.36.194.156]] 04:45, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

:First explanation! Hopefully it's fine... (also, nice TCMP reference.)--[[User:Utdtutyabthsc|Utdtutyabthsc]] ([[User talk:Utdtutyabthsc|talk]]) 06:00, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
::Oh, was that a deliberate reference? Why isn't it [[269|spelled the same way]]? What does "F10st" even mean? [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 06:58, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
::Go read the comment section for [[3135: Sea Level]] if you want to see more of this. [[User:RadiantRainwing|K9Dragon23, or RainWingSquares (talk)]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 00:40, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Semi-deliberate, but more spirit of the law than letter of the law since early internet trolling is (was?) a common theme here anyways lol; the 0 was a typo [[Special:Contributions/185.36.194.156|185.36.194.156]] 10:04, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
::::It is though getting a little tiresome and repeatable that someone has begun writing first post on all talk pages... Please stop it ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:19, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::31Gth!!! [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33|82.13.184.33]] 14:54, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
::::How about next time we troll for 3rd post instead (game theory time) [[Special:Contributions/185.36.194.156|185.36.194.156]] 09:09, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm all for carbon dating, but I wouldn't want one to marry my sister. [[Special:Contributions/24.123.140.66|24.123.140.66]] 13:52, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
:I also was expecting that kind of pun when I saw the title. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 15:10, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
: You'd rather she settled down with a nice silica-based lifeform? [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33|82.13.184.33]] 15:20, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
: I figured that carbon dating was the process by which paleontologists analyze prospective mates to determine their chronological compatibility. [[User:Jordan Brown|Jordan Brown]] ([[User talk:Jordan Brown|talk]]) 01:36, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Is the skeleton being studied a cosmologist? [[Special:Contributions/2605:A601:80AF:4000:2A74:9789:42F0:2275|2605:A601:80AF:4000:2A74:9789:42F0:2275]] 14:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

LAST C0MMENT! [[Special:Contributions/164.134.137.45|164.134.137.45]] 12:02, 11 February 2026 (UTC) (redbuns)

Ummm... if we are talking about cosmologists, shouldn't the tools be metal, since all non-hydrogen, non-helium elements are metals in astronomy? {{unsigned ip|18.117.72.81|14:29, 11 February 2026 (UTC)}}

Actually, if you cool down helium enough it becomes a liquid, and if you increase the pressure enough it becomes a solid. But it needs to be very cold and high pressure. [[Special:Contributions/185.220.101.37|185.220.101.37]] 23:30, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
:An episode of Mythbusters investigated [https://youtu.be/3tOTVJZ7YKk?si=t3Zei4Z_61h2QoCO&t=363 the "killer icicle" trope] and found it to have some merit. Now to freeze helium, and get it solid, and somehow wield it as a tool, requires quite a technology stack, doesn't it! [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 23:41, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
::Including, probably, some very good gloves! [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253|81.179.199.253]] 00:29, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

I believe "less effective helium ones" suggest use helium existence to determinate when the tool have been made. Out Universe create Helium ~3-20 min after the Big Bang (Based on Google). So as it suggest, it's less precise then the present of Carbon. (We can only difference it with presence of Hydrogen, which is the 1st element made after the Big Bang.--[[Special:Contributions/185.149.195.107|185.149.195.107]] 22:57, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

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