Radiocarbon Dating - A Basic Overview

This is an extremely slim chunk of information about this process. Keep in mind that radiocarbon, and for that matter, all radiometric dating techniques, are tools, and only as accurate as those who use them. I advise visiting the links below for more details and a less broadened, simplified explanation.

Carbon 14 informational Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_14

Radiocarbon Dating informational Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating

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[JohnnyTesla23]

do you know that living clams were dated to be 1400? one part of a mamoth was 1600, and one was 2100?

radio carbon dating does not work. the dates in text books are wrong.

[Ethrock]

Did you know that it has been clearly observed that marine life will not date accurately using carbon dating particularly as a select radiometric dating? Did you know it is because they get carbon from a non-atmospheric source and therefore the carbon has aged already? Did you know that Kent Hovind convicted felon and fraudster lied about the mammoth and the text he quoted it from was actually dealing with two individual specimens and stated this clearly? Did you know that lying, and

[Ethrock]

misrepresentations are not a valid form of argument? Did you know that anyone who does five minutes of research is laughing their asses off at your sheer ignorance and stupidity?

No. I bet you didn't know.

[websnarf]

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[Ethrock]

Thanks for the tips, my old Webcam was picky about lighting, the only way to get steady good video was to have it so I was basically a white blob in the middle of the screen. As for priority tasks, I have a virus that has disabled my task manager and I'm too lazy to wipe my system, lol. Thanks again though!

[marc137]

Oh hey Ethrock! I love your videos man, keep it up

[Ethrock]

Thank you

[kayaman132]

I'm glad you've got a camera that actually works now.

Keep up the videos.

[SomewhereInTime226]

Woot! I was beginning to wonder where you'd gone to haha. Good to see you're back making videos XD

[Ethrock]

Undoubtedly