Warren,
I don't know how you calculated to get your result, but:
(Weight of the earth)/(rate of matter-eating per hour) =(number of hours to eat the earth)
6x10 27 grams ÷(4x10 -16 grams/hour)=1.5x10 43 hours
converting the hours to years:
(1.5x10 43 hours)÷24x365=1.7x10 40 years
Last edited by gzhpcu; 10-January-2009 at 11:51 AM..
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