And how the feck do they know how old it is? Did the ask it? 🤔

Ppl can claim any old shit really…

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calicuz · 51-55, M

Inside the shark's eyes, there are proteins that are formed before birth and do not degrade with age, like a fossil preserved in amber. Scientists discovered that they could determine the age of the sharks by carbon-dating these proteins.

Source: NOAA

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@calicuz how do you tell a dogs age?
… look up his date 🤓

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@calicuz 'cept carbon dating only works when age is "assumed", and never works when age is already known...

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@wildbill83 Don't get me started on Carbon dating. I've read where it has been proven to be not very accurate on several occasions.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@calicuz so.. a scientist went and Jammed a needle in a 400 year old sharks eyeball.. to get proteins and measure it’s age?

Yeah. I can’t see that happening in this instance 🤓

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Nitedoc a professor buddy of mine used to test all kinds of random things just for laughs when I was in college; things like three or four chunks of wood from the same tree would give completely different, widely varying results...

So I can't help but chuckle everytime someone mentions it...

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@wildbill83 That's what I was saying. If any "test" is maybe, somewhat accurate around 50% of the time then I think that test is worthless.