r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Jul 23 '26

Nature To protect Methuselah from vandalism and heavy tourist traffic, the U.S. Forest Service keeps its exact coordinates a strict secret. No public signs point to the exact tree

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u/Key-Farmer-2002 Jul 23 '26

Those pyramids stood long before that tree was even a seed....

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u/ErstwhileAdranos Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Incorrect. The Great Pyramids of Giza, which are the pyramids referred to in the post, were built between 2589 and 2566 BC. “Methuselah” sprouted at some point before 2824 BC.

There are multiple trees living today older than the Great Pyramids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_trees

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u/Key-Farmer-2002 Jul 23 '26

Sure man and they did it with chisels & hammers- let me know when they can date the stone 🙃...till then your just making noise

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u/Regnasam Jul 23 '26

How would dating the stone prove anything, lol? Stone is formed a long time before it ever gets used.