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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by danieltillett on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:59AM (#17925301)
I think whales atoms are slightly older on average than human atoms since whales have a slightly higher percentage of hydrogen than humans and all hydrogen goes back to the Big Bang. An interesting question to consider.
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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by dragonwriter on Thursday September 06, 2018 @09:33AM (#17926096)
> and all hydrogen goes back to the Big Bang.

No, it doesn't, at least not as hydrogen. Some hydrogen atoms are produced by neutron decay.

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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by danieltillett on Thursday September 06, 2018 @05:02PM (#17929525)
Yes some hydrogen is produced by radioactive decay, but it is minor - "...almost all hydrogen..."
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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by patrickg_zill on Thursday September 06, 2018 @09:03AM (#17925917)
You're technically correct.

Which is the best kind of correct...

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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by yesenadam on Thursday September 06, 2018 @10:07AM (#17926365)
Nah, the spirit of the law is a better thing than the letter of the law.
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Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di... by spacehome on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:04AM (#17925332)
That's fair.
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