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> In fact, more than a century has passed and David’s sealed bottle garden is still thriving and robust as can be. With thriving plant life, despite not watering it since 1972.

"more than half a century" ?

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The original terrarium was constructed and sealed in 1960, according to the article, and only watered since then once, in 1972.

I'm still confused, a century is 100 years right? 1960 + 100 = 2060. Am I missing something?

What's half of 100?

/EDIT nvm, I got confused. I guess whoever wrote the article did too

50, but...how is that relevant? The article doesn't say half.

right, which is what the parent comment was pointing out. The article says more than a century has passed, the parent comment says more than half a century with half emphasized to show that is what the article should obviously say.

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