mizdarby Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 I firmly believe, the world will certainly be there in 2013 and onwards, although the earth does have a finite lifespan, and one day will be the actual day the world ends. I would like suggestions, from the plausible to the inane, about what sort of event MIGHT happen on 21st Dec 2012.As I said, I don't believe the world is going to end any day soon. I was more interested in the imagination of the poster, creating ideas about things that just might happen (long shots) on the day, a bit like debates about zombie apocalypses , fun fluffy but not too serious.Mathematically of course the world will end at some point, since the world had a definitive birthdate (roughly 4.7 billion years ago), and at some point in the future will have an unknown but definitive deathdate. Sciences' view is that as our sun exhausts it's supply of hydrogen, it will become a red giant star, and will expand in size beyond the orbit of our earth, vapourising it instantly. That will be in roughly 2-3 billion years time.And every day that has already passed, there is a 0% chance of the world ending (since the world did not end on that day), and on one unknown day, there is a 100% chance of the world ending (the actual day the world ends). Using simple statistics, every day in between has a 50% chance of the world ending, since that day lays between a 0% and a 100% chance. In the unknown day was actually known, of course all other days would then have a 0% chance.And just to clarify, the debate is called 2012..it's not the end of the world, which I hoped suggested I was more interested in scenarios which perhaps gave mankind in a kick in the butt, but not world threatening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindekarr Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) I saw this today, thought of this thread, I can't resist not posting it. Hope it makes you grin as much as it did for me. http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r535/Yurimarkov/SurvivedIDid_15c014_40050942.jpg EDIT: Image fixed, cleaned and reuploaded Edited August 15, 2012 by Vindekarr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfySmith Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 LMAO.The planet has been around for about four and a half billion years.It's not about to end at tea-time sometime in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 The planet is more than likely going to be here for the foreseeable future.... whether there will be any humans, or, life forms in general.... on it, is open to debate. Humans are very good at finding new, and better ways to kill each other.... unfortunately, some of those methods also take a terrible toll on the environment...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndorilTheGreat Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 While it may not be the end if the world, it is finals week for me then; which is pretty darn close. :P Besides, if the world were to end, I wouldn't be able to celebrate my friends birthday with butterbeer and The hobbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaedalusMachina Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 The world has been destroyed before, and I'm not just talking about pre-history, I'm talking about human history. The Bubonic Plague dropped the human population by 30% (can't remember right off-hand if it was dropped TO 30% or dropped by 30%, but I think the number was right). Either way, that's a BIG deal. If the world ends, it'll be through disease. I'm surprised nobody on here suggested that yet. We're just one super-bacteria away from re-arranging the face of the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizdarby Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 The planet is more than likely going to be here for the foreseeable future.... whether there will be any humans, or, life forms in general.... on it, is open to debate. Humans are very good at finding new, and better ways to kill each other.... unfortunately, some of those methods also take a terrible toll on the environment......Humans are indeed a very smart species, sometimes just a little bit too smart. Back in the 60's and 70's when the cold war was in full swing, the two then superpowers had the MAD (Mutually assured destruction) policies, when it came to nuclear weapons, and the world was barely more than a button push from a massive loss of human life. Thankfully MAD sort of worked, and neither side made the first move, in a nuclear chess game. But nuclear technology dates back to the mid 40's, and who knows when the next Oppenheimer invents an even more lethal weapon system. Thats if we don't wreck the environment completely first.I am glad for a comment, that doesn't take the statement "The end of the world" too literally. To me that statement merely suggests a ending of a way of doing things, perhaps a fundamental changing of humanity and it's place in the ecosystem, but not a literal planet destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazaster Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Vindekaar wrote: "4: On 21/12/12, some sneaky nation decides to use the upcoming apocalypse as a chance to do some invading, nuke-war-armageddon happens, but the 21/12/12 apocalypse doesn't. We all end up looking like idiots, Fallout becomes a reality, a geek who played FNV ends up ruling the world. :dance:" Thats meeeee!! I look forward to my new career as your righteousness Overlord, starting 22/12/2012.:woot: Edited August 20, 2012 by Dazaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizdarby Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Vindekaar wrote: "4: On 21/12/12, some sneaky nation decides to use the upcoming apocalypse as a chance to do some invading, nuke-war-armageddon happens, but the 21/12/12 apocalypse doesn't. We all end up looking like idiots, Fallout becomes a reality, a geek who played FNV ends up ruling the world. :dance:" Thats meeeee!! I look forward to my new career as your righteousness Overlord, starting 22/12/2012.:woot:All hail mighty Overlord.Can I get a job as a sidekick for sucking up to you. May be become Very Minor Overlordess of Christmas Island. :nuke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazaster Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Vindekaar wrote: "4: On 21/12/12, some sneaky nation decides to use the upcoming apocalypse as a chance to do some invading, nuke-war-armageddon happens, but the 21/12/12 apocalypse doesn't. We all end up looking like idiots, Fallout becomes a reality, a geek who played FNV ends up ruling the world. :dance:" Thats meeeee!! I look forward to my new career as your righteousness Overlord, starting 22/12/2012.:woot:All hail mighty Overlord.Can I get a job as a sidekick for sucking up to you. May be become Very Minor Overlordess of Christmas Island. :nuke: Good job there. You may indeed become Very Minor Overlordess of Christmas Island, and together we'll rule the wastes!:pirate: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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