Time since first human went into space

Time since first human went into space (60 y)

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If Time since first human went into space (60 y) was a standard unit ...

  • Time since first humans in Europe (30,000 y)...more would be 500 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since extinction of Neanderthals (30,000 y)...more would be 500 x Time since first human went into space
  • Age of earliest sewing needle (30,000 y)...more would be 500 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since the earliest bread baking (30,000 y)...more would be 500 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since first humans in Americas (15,000 y)...more would be 250 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since the birth of Aristotle (2,400 y)...more would be 40 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since the birth of Euclid (2,382 y)...more would be 40 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since the birth of Alexander the Great (2,377 y)...more would be 40 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since the birth of al-Kindi (1,220 y)...more would be 20 x Time since first human went into space
  • Time since first transatlantic wireless communication (121 y)...more would be 2 x Time since first human went into space
  • Lifespan of horse (30 y)...more would be 1/2 of Time since first human went into space
  • Period of Saturn's orbit (29.5 y)...more would be 1/2 of Time since first human went into space
  • Time since first iPhone launched (15 y)...more would be 1/4 of Time since first human went into space
  • Lifespan of a cat (15 y)...more would be 1/4 of Time since first human went into space
  • Period of Jupiter's orbit (11.86 y)...more would be 1/5 of Time since first human went into space

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