Science.

There are mountains in NC that are several billion years old. Grandfather Mountain was once taller than Mount Everest is now. It currently has some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the world.

 

~4.54 billion years

maybe you meant 3.8 billion, which would be relatively close

 

3.8 billion is around the time life first appeared on earth.


Hotwater

 

Well I was tripping lol but comin' from a scientist I now know the earth is 4.54 billion years old, thanks

 

Since I am a scientist I am obviously really into science

 

Science and knowledge plus smarts (books and street smarts) is key

 

i didn't know that.

what kind of scientist are you / what degrees do you have?

 

I just have knowledge mostly from books and online sources. I do know a little bit about chemistry and a bit of electrical theory and also refrigeration theory and stick and MIG welding (I studied that in trade school back in Baltimore)

Plus just a little bit of knowledge of computers and a little bit about networking, and of course some basic social engineering skills I learned mostly from a book called the art of deception by Kevin Mitnick...one of the best hackers who was convicted and did time in prison. Now he is working for the government for penetration testing...looking for exploits and vulnerabilities in systems then coming up with a way to fix those security issues.

The Art of Seduction is also a very good read, I highly recommend.

 

Really?
botany and environmental sciences I believe.
you don't remember a while back when she was the first to discover a species of plant in an area it had never been found before? that may be it in her sig.

She has talked about what she does many times.

 

i never claimed to pay that good of attention.

 

I just figured you would be more observant, being a scientist and all...

by the way pork, my kid aced her first semester with all A's and is doing the same for the second semester.
Another great scientist/mathematician in the making. :2thumbsup:

 

I have a Botany degree and I work as a Biological Science Technician

 

You know what's a plant I just read about? Dendrocnide moroides. It's some Australlian horrible stinging plant, possibly fatal.

 

I love plants and have quite a few in my apartment

 

You mean plants in general right? Not Australlian murder plants? :biggrin:

 

Plants in general...they are quite amazing needing just water, sunlight and air to grow for the most part

 

I have a cactus on my desk at work. It guards my computer by night.