>David planted the terrarium back in 1960
I'm so annoyed by the above. Is this article written in 2060?
> "In 1960 David Latimer got curious and decided to plant a glass bottle with seed."
> "Posted on March 22, 2017 by Davin"
1960 + 53 = 2013
They have apparently had 4 years to find and catch the "century" error prior to posting, and another 2 years since.
I can't tell if there was any cheating, because the article does not specify how much compost was placed in the bottle initially, or its composition. So I can't estimate whether there's actually enough carbon or water in the bottle to support the visible amount of living plant mass. He should have measured the mass of the whole thing in 1960, and at least once per year thereafter, so he could show that the total mass remained the same.