tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post7576353845173974719..comments2010-09-13T22:22:23.369-04:00Comments on Nitpicking: the blog: Numerical idiocy, or What's 33% between friends?Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674198657010416085noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post-81520134420557169942010-09-13T22:22:23.369-04:002010-09-13T22:22:23.369-04:00You know, you're right, anonymous passerby. I...You know, you're right, anonymous passerby. I misread that.<br /><br />In all fairness, it's very confusingly written.<br /><br />Thanks.Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674198657010416085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post-86619987370592874382010-09-13T02:13:33.613-04:002010-09-13T02:13:33.613-04:00Actually, you misread it. He thinks that 2.1B is c...Actually, you misread it. He thinks that 2.1B is close to 2.0B years. The 1.4B years are the difference between the appearance of single-celled organisms @ 3.4bya and the appearance of multi-celled Grypania spiralis @ 2.0bya.<br /><br />Still off by 100M years, but that's not TOO long...nitpicking nitpickernoreply@blogger.com