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Re:Anthropocene began in 1965, according to signs left in wo... by hisforehead on Thursday February 22, 2018 @08:26AM (#16437355)
The steam engine should mark the beginning of the antropocene. Nuclear generators still use steam power to produce electricity. Car pistons are not different than pistons for trains.
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Re:Anthropocene began in 1965, according to signs left in wo... by dogma1138 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @09:36AM (#16437777)
I think the antropocene is meant as a permanent change to the composition of the earth such as through changing the naturally occurring rate of carbon isotopes through fission.
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