He is also, apparently, the reason we know the age of the earth.

So – there’s that.

  • @[email protected]
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    5211 months ago

    Why don’t we just leave out the middle name? We could just have Clair Patterson day, or CP day. Surely that wouldn’t confuse the internet, right?

    • @ilikecoffee
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      2711 months ago

      Yikes… Maybe let’s just do “Patterson Day” :)

    • @PowerGloveSoBad
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      1711 months ago

      Nooooope. Hmm. How about International Clair Patterson day, or ICP day? Surely there are no negative connotations for ICP in the scientific community

      • @Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug
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        711 months ago

        “It’s all around you, you don’t even know it”

        Ngl, that fits pretty well with lead from car exhaust