The Age of the Earth According to People on the Street [Video]

With the exception of Creationists (which is another post entirely), most people know the Earth took a very long time to coalesce and form the big, wet, spinning rock we call home. How long, however, is not common knowledge… apparently. Watch as a sad sort of misinformed hilarity ensues:

The guy who said “A couple of months, I guess” may be right on a philosophical level, but the answer to “How old is the Earth?” is “About 4.5 billion years.” Please: tell your friends.


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