Krome Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 This must be a joke. Or that someone was smoking something. I find this ridiculous. Do you guys think this is for real? http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-800-000-old-footprints-uk-114052260.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art3x Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 What part in particular are you having a hard time with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Method Man Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 They're from this guy simplezz, mudslag and patseguin 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exotoxic Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Why can they not be real?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan R. Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Why so skeptical? Scientists dated the footprints by studying their geological position and from nearby fossils of long-extinct animals including mammoth, ancient horse and early vole. John McNabb, director of the Center for the Archaeology of Human Origins at the University of Southampton ? who was not part of the research team ? said the use of several lines of evidence meant "the dating is pretty sound." patseguin 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 This must be a joke. Or that someone was smoking something. I find this ridiculous. Do you guys think this is for real? http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-800-000-old-footprints-uk-114052260.html What's so hard to believe? You do know some magical being didn't just wave his arms and say "Let there be humans" right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted February 7, 2014 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2014 i do not want to be the doom sayer however, by looking at that one print. it looks as though it could have been naturally formed. Tigurinn 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yes. It does not look like a footprint to me. Looks like it's just random puddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted February 7, 2014 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2014 Looks like they found a 800,000 year old lens cap too. :laugh: Elliot B. and greenwizard88 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I'm skeptical about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clirion Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 What's so hard to believe? You do know some magical being didn't just wave his arms and say "Let there be humans" right? I did not think Cannon was being produced at that time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zidane Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Can't wait for the story tellers of the "great book" to come in and explain this one and claim religion still matters. I'm trying not to offend anyone by saying that...I just want my country (America) to stop having that ball and chain directly/indirectly influencing the decisions made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exotoxic Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 bbc article has more details http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26025763 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 i do not want to be the doom sayer however, by looking at that one print. it looks as though it could have been naturally formed. Yes. It does not look like a footprint to me. Looks like it's just random puddles. Read the article... They found multiple prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I did not think Cannon was being produced at that time. :) Kind of like a coin dated 1500BC? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art3x Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I like how people immediately come in and throw religion under the bus for no apparent reason. patseguin 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted February 7, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2014 Looks like a random shape to me. Humans were not around 800,000 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Static937 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I did not know foot prints can be formed in rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I did not know foot prints can be formed in rocks. Obviously the rock wasn't always a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsherGZ Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I like how people immediately come in and throw religion under the bus for no apparent reason. This. How ironic that some time ago there was a thread about why all religious people hate atheists when it looks like atheists would go pick any reason to start a debate. Its just a friggin footprint lol, I didn't see any religious connotation to it, you did! No reason to get all defensive, unless you feel this is threatening your belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alera Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 This. How ironic that some time ago there was a thread about why all religious people hate atheists when it looks like atheists would go pick any reason to start a debate. Its just a friggin footprint lol, I didn't see any religious connotation to it, you did! No reason to get all defensive, unless you feel this is threatening your belief. I think it's mostly due to the Creationists and their 6-10,000 year old Earth ideas... Looks like a random shape to me. Humans were not around 800,000 years ago. Wrong :p The Homo genus is thought to be around 1.8 to 2.5 million years old, they would still be classed as "human" since Homo = Human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 wow, i've seen footprints like that in the coral here! i'm gonna be famous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Veteran Posted February 8, 2014 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2014 Moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudslag Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Looks like a random shape to me. Humans were not around 800,000 years ago. If you mean humans like modern man then obviously no, but our distant relatives were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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