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Plastic bottles take 450 years to decompose

How do they know though? 450 years ago plastic had not been invented yet.

How do they know though? 450 years ago plastic had not been invented yet.

How do they know that Pluto's orbital cycle takes 248 years when Pluto was discovered only 96 years ago?

How do they know that Pluto's orbital cycle takes 248 years when Pluto was discovered only 96 years ago?

They are just guessing,maybe throwing dice etc...

They are just guessing,maybe throwing dice etc...

How do they know that earth is 4.6 billion years old when there's no humans around that time?

How do they know that earth is 4.6 billion years old when there's no humans around that time?

So if I ingest microplastics, will it prolong my life? ;-)

So if I ingest microplastics, will it prolong my life? ;-)

Good job they aren't made from bones then...

Good job they aren't made from bones then...

@Katzenschinken said in #2:

How do they know that Pluto's orbital cycle takes 248 years when Pluto was discovered only 96 years ago?

They used Galilio's law to extrapolate how much time it would take for Pluto to complete its orbit, given the available data.

@DogyBrown said in #3:

They are just guessing,maybe throwing dice etc...

I doubt it.

@Phil224 said in #4:

How do they know that earth is 4.6 billion years old when there's no humans around that time?

They used radio-elements to estimate the age of the Earth.

@NeuralGnat said in #5:

So if I ingest microplastics, will it prolong my life? ;-)

No.

@Katzenschinken said in #2: > How do they know that Pluto's orbital cycle takes 248 years when Pluto was discovered only 96 years ago? They used Galilio's law to extrapolate how much time it would take for Pluto to complete its orbit, given the available data. @DogyBrown said in #3: > They are just guessing,maybe throwing dice etc... I doubt it. @Phil224 said in #4: > How do they know that earth is 4.6 billion years old when there's no humans around that time? They used radio-elements to estimate the age of the Earth. @NeuralGnat said in #5: > So if I ingest microplastics, will it prolong my life? ;-) No.

God has created , fungi, that destroys plastics and radiation xxx

God has created , fungi, that destroys plastics and radiation xxx
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Scientists: data
#3: dice
#8: fungus + radiation
#5: immortality via microplastics
Science is wild here....

Scientists: data #3: dice #8: fungus + radiation #5: immortality via microplastics Science is wild here....

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