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Falcon nest in Greenland is 2500yearsold

telegraph.co.uk — The oldest bird of prey nest ever recorded, that was first used before the time of Jesus, has been discovered in Greenland.

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  • WordsnCollision, on 06/20/2009, -1/+38That nest is really falcon old!
  • fatlucy101, on 06/21/2009, -1/+24Is it just me, or is the statement about Jesus not really necessary?
    I mean, usually when I talk about ancient birds' nests I don't have to include Jesus to make the statement make sense chronologically.

    "Hey so when's your birthday?"
    "Oh its next year, after the time of Jesus of course."
  • vagrantwade, on 06/21/2009, -0/+18"And shortly after discovery, the nest was destroyed by a 6 year old with a stick."
  • infinitejones, on 06/21/2009, -2/+14Have you RTFA?

    And would you care to enlighten us why radiocarbon dating is bullcrap? Is there something you know that millions of scientists all over the world haven't realised in the last 60 years? I'd get a paper published if I were you, you'd be in line for a Nobel prize at the very least...
  • protodon, on 06/21/2009, -1/+11They just had to throw Jesus in there , didn't they?
  • nudedos, on 06/21/2009, -2/+12duggfortitle
  • AZRoboto, on 06/21/2009, -0/+8I never refer to it as BC and AD any more. I use BCE and CE.
  • Disgod, on 06/21/2009, -1/+9A mythical zombie who was his own father.
  • rphocke, on 06/21/2009, -4/+12Birds annoy me. They poop on my car.
  • JesseJ, on 06/21/2009, -0/+6Dugg for fictional character in story.

    Jesus, the Smurfs and Santa Claus always cheer up perfectly good scientific studies.

    I also Digg a lot when they use ancient measurements for scientific data, such as feet, fathoms and rods instead of the international decimalised system of measurement called the metric systems everyone but 3 developing countries in the world uses.
  • inactive, on 06/21/2009, -1/+7chinese mission to take it and grind it up for sexual power drug launched!
    if its rare we will eat it!
  • Lewie, on 06/21/2009, -0/+6http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Poe%27s_Law
  • diggforworld, on 06/21/2009, -1/+5Falcons FTW!
  • AZRoboto, on 06/21/2009, -0/+4It is not more fitting. It's a wasted statement. We all know 2500 years ago is a long time ago (in our standards). We don't need any religious sentiment in an article about a bird that lived in a sub-continent currently covered in snow, ice, and permafrost.
  • DiggaStoleMyBik, on 06/21/2009, -0/+4wtf?
  • Rodik, on 06/21/2009, -2/+6@Lewie: ok.... but it is a neverending cycle. i specifically added the radiocarbon line so that people will not think that i didn't read the article (which also didn't work). i blame society.
  • aircool, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3Bit contradictory if you follow fiction.
  • inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3Wow, it's nearly half as old as the earth!
  • Bananaboy8000, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3So....according to all of your comments....you want me to go to stink directory?....find another way to ruin that website.....digg users will destroy you.
  • stevenbrown, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3http://digg.com/comedy/A_mom_cancels_a_WoW_account ...
  • sleeknerve, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3what also brings my piss to a boil is when people refer to A.D as after death. If these idiots used some common sense, then they would realize that the thirty years of his life would not exist. What do we call the years in which he lived? The whole B.C. and A.D. systems of dating just makes me mad to begin with, but its not the worst thing in the world, at least the separation of church and state still exists...oh wait.
  • Wisgary, on 06/21/2009, -8/+11I liked the article and thought it was very informative until I read this:

    "Carbon dating has shown snow petrel have returned to the same sites for 34,000 years and adelie penguins for 44,000 years. "

    God damn evolutionist propaganda should be criminalized. Everyone knows the earth is 6,000 years old. What's next, humans lived that long ago too???
  • couchtripper, on 06/22/2009, -0/+2the link to the story is dead - what would Jesus think?
  • JayTee44, on 06/21/2009, -1/+3I thought diggers measured time from Obama's birthdate.
  • ElAmo, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Gyrfalcons are sweet. No denying it.
  • Pasaris, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2It's an easiest and most redundant of all date references. Everyone knows how old Jesus is. Just look at the present date.
  • Wisgary, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Digg I guess doesn't understand sarcasm.
  • chickfry, on 08/03/2009, -0/+1???????????????????????? wht the heck????????????????
  • Freedom74, on 06/21/2009, -1/+2the gardener?
  • inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1A.O.? Don't we have to wait till his death?
  • spyderfreek2k, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1Agreed. I mean, except cat5 does not agree with birds.
  • inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1Move your damn car!
  • Myztry, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1Not to mention the missing year between 1BC and 1AD... 0AD?
  • Kestrel, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1Please say that was missing its "/s" tag.
  • spyderfreek2k, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1All the ***** time.

    Damn birds.
  • Myztry, on 06/21/2009, -1/+2They've pretty much fixed the age of the nest now. Many creatures won't go back to a nest after it's been messed with. It means it's not safe from access by (predatory) animals. The nest aren't built at height just for the scenic view...
  • graemee, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1THAT"S ALMOST HALF AS OLD AS THE EARTH!


    ;)
  • graemee, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1In between breeding season should be ok.
  • Rowdy8s, on 06/21/2009, -9/+9Who's Jesus?
  • inactive, on 06/21/2009, -1/+1fatlucy101 you usually talk about ancient bird nests?
  • VacantThoughts, on 06/21/2009, -1/+1Fool
  • teemingvoid, on 06/21/2009, -1/+1I understand sarcasm, I just choose to hate on it
  • Vexion, on 06/21/2009, -2/+2"Like many falcons, they do not build nests out of sticks and twigs, but typically lay eggs in bowel-shaped depressions"

    ... egg goes where, now? That seems painful.
  • Bananaboy8000, on 06/21/2009, -2/+1It should be analbumcover
  • airyks, on 06/21/2009, -2/+1Supposed time of jesus is more fitting.
  • dancantone, on 06/21/2009, -3/+1He's your Father, Lord and Savior and one day soon you he will come to take all of his children who believe in him to heaven.

    Those who do not will be cast for an eternity to Hell where they will dwell in misery forever and ever.
  • neelsama, on 06/21/2009, -4/+2OMG a nest preserved for more than 600 years?
  • EverybodyPanic, on 06/21/2009, -8/+5If your evolutionism theory held water, that falcon nest would have evolved with newer modern technologies in 2500 years. Does that nest have electric lighting fixtures inside, or is it hooked to the internet?
  • Ontarian, on 06/21/2009, -5/+2Her name is Neda.
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