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To: Roman_War_Criminal

>>He said carbon-14 dating carried out by the National Autonomous University of Mexico had determined the remains were 700 and 1,800 years old.

If they are extraterrestrial, carbon-14 dating won’t work.

Carbon-14 dating depends on the specific ratio of carbon isotopes in the earths atmosphere. The carbon-14 is produced by cosmic ray interaction with earth’s atmospheric nitrogen. Once it has been absorbed into organic material from the atmosphere it then decays, allowing the calculation of age.


20 posted on 09/15/2023 8:49:57 AM PDT by FarCenter (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/aircraft-glitch-delays-canada-pm-trudeaus-departure-india-202)
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To: FarCenter
If they are extraterrestrial, carbon-14 dating won’t work.

Neither will DNA testing ...

28 posted on 09/15/2023 9:00:44 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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