Radiocarbon Dating Explanation
From Numb3rs
00:00 - 01:33
1m 33s

Charlie explains radiocarbon dating and how it is used to calculate the approximate age of an object. To make his explanation more concrete, he uses an analogy involving a refrigerator and the number of ice cubes in it.

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