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It's very nearly 3.5 days in terms of a middle aged person's lifetime, which is an interesting rule of thumb I think I've just discovered.


so ... wild guess

37 years * 365 days = 13,500 days

universe has existed for 13.5 billion years

So each day in a middle aged life is 1 million of the universe's years.

I like it ! :-)

* This flare: Last Friday

* Dinosaur extinction: 3rd of August

* Pangea breaks apart: about Valentines day

* Earth formed: June 2007

* Universe Born: 1982

Of course this means the Universe would have listened to Flock Of Seagulls as a kid, and loved Knight Rider.


Dammit, I'm older than the universe. There's a happy thought.



The puzzling thing is that first life appeared around Xmas 2009, just days after the lava cooled down. (probably)


Knight Rider! Oh my sweet childhood. :D


* The Great Pyramids: 6 minutes and 37 seconds ago.

* 1982: 3.2 seconds ago.


That surprisingly shows just how old the pyramids are - very cool. This idea from from @hanoz really has legs :-)


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