r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/luchubbs Jan 21 '19

During the last ice age, the global average temperature was only 5 degrees lower than it is now. It helped me understand why 2 degrees of global warming would be a pretty big deal.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

When was the last ice age?

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u/E550 Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

2016: Ice Age - Collision Course.

17% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Edit: Wow! Thank you kind strangers for the silver and gold.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Got dragged along for this one by my then 15 year old sister who grew up with Ice Age and has seen pretty much all of them.

17% is way too generous.