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To: chaos_5

I'm pretty sure carbon dating doesn't go back nearly 20 million years.


202 posted on 10/06/2005 5:16:33 PM PDT by mlc9852
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To: mlc9852

You’re right about the limit of the method.
It stands to reason that a finite amount of material cannot decay infinity.
So, the question of how old the spider really is a better question than I originally thought.


207 posted on 10/06/2005 5:29:03 PM PDT by chaos_5
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