5th-Grader Finds Mistake at Smithsonian
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_fe_st/odd_smarter_than_smithsonian;_ylt=Aks0qjgp7K...
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Are you smarter than a 5th-grader? Apparently the folks over at the Smithsonian are not. As such, all the people who lost on that FOX tv show should definitely not feel bad about themselves.
Some facts from the story...
5th-grader Kenton Stufflebeam (is that name for real, because it is AWESOME), from Allegan, Michigan (YEA Meeeeeeechigan!!!) went to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History over his winter break and noticed an error in the Tower of Time display. What did he catch that millions of other missed? The display had a notation indentifying the Precambrian as an era, which it is not.
Huh?
Turns out the Precambrian is no era after all but instead is "a dimensionless unit of time." Props to the kid!
Some facts from the story...
5th-grader Kenton Stufflebeam (is that name for real, because it is AWESOME), from Allegan, Michigan (YEA Meeeeeeechigan!!!) went to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History over his winter break and noticed an error in the Tower of Time display. What did he catch that millions of other missed? The display had a notation indentifying the Precambrian as an era, which it is not.
Huh?
Turns out the Precambrian is no era after all but instead is "a dimensionless unit of time." Props to the kid!
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Damn kids!
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