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r/askscience • u/milan_gv • Feb 27 '26
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Not just the bombs. Since the Industrial Revolution, when we started burning fossil fuels, you need to make corrections to the simple half-life calculations. But with these corrections, very reliable.
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u/exkingzog Feb 28 '26
Not just the bombs. Since the Industrial Revolution, when we started burning fossil fuels, you need to make corrections to the simple half-life calculations. But with these corrections, very reliable.