Ten Days Until The End Of The World

[Bangyai]

Whoever wins the current political ding dong, their moment of triumph could be brief. This article from the telegraph.What will you be doing as the end of the world approaches ?

[TEFLMike]

Which Daily Telegraph?

[Bangyai]

Bugger, the upload didn't work. Sorry folks will try to post the link

[LeungKen]

Ah, finally some happy news.

There was a thread going somewhere a while ago about what would you do if you had 24 hours to live. Perhaps it's time to reconsider.

[goldfish]

The closest black hole is 1,600 light years from earth

[Ijustwannateach]

This is probably about the large hadron collider, right? According to calculations, it will be no more energetic than routine collisions of particles in our atmosphere, which so far have not destroyed the Earth, either.

[Bangyai]

Sorry my computer skills not up to posting the link. In brief , scientists are going to fire up a machine in Switzerland in an attempt to create a mini big bang. There are fears that a black hole could also be created and then its hasta la viste everything. The article is in todays Telegraph ( U.K ) for those interested....time to party.

[chevykanteve]

The closest black hole is 1,600 light years from earth

That's all? (gulp!!!!!)

[Bangyai]

The closest black hole is 1,600 light years from earth

Not for long according to some experts. If the CERN Atom smasher is fired up a minute black hole could be created right here on Earth which would quickly grow and consume everything.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Edited August 31, 2008 by Bangyai

[Boater]

Here is the link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...-the-world.html

[soundman]

The closest black hole is 1,600 light years from earth

That's all? (gulp!!!!!)

Well, even if we were moving towards it at the speed of light (un-likely ), there is:

1. Nothing we could do about it.

2. We are not going to have to worry about it in our life time.

[Bangyai]

Here is the link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...-the-world.html

Thanks for that....off out to buy 10 days worth of Leo.

[Ijustwannateach]

There were similar fears before the first nuclear bomb went off- that it would ignite the atmosphere and destroy the world. I wouldn't normally say "trust the scientists," but given the amount of energy necessary to create a *real* black hole (usually happens during supernova explosions), I rather doubt that anything that we humans can put together would manage it, even if we were doing it deliberately.

[Boater]

well i suppose we will have to wait untill september the 10th .......

[stumonster]

be careful when you type in URLs - try not to go to largehardoncollider - though it is humourous

[tso310]

It could be true. England are away to Croatia in a World Cup qualifying game on that day.

[bendix]

Oh that's just bloody perfect. I just renewed by car insurance too.

[phaethon]

Does this mean I have to cancel my reservation at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe ?

[unomi]

"CERN itself has admitted that mini black holes could be created when the particles collide, but they don't consider this a risk.

This is probably about the large hadron collider, right? According to calculations, it will be no more energetic than routine collisions of particles in our atmosphere, which so far have not destroyed the Earth, either.

Lets say that is true, that mini black holes are rutinely scattered around the atmosphere.

These small, and low mass black holes are relatively distant from each other and have perhaps little chance to attract and merge. No Big Problem.

The LHC could potentially create a small black hole 11,245/2 times every second, in a relatively confined space. This project is planned to go on for many years, presumably untill there is found to be some problem.

The whole idea of the LHC is to fill the area with energetic particles fired against each other, to ensure that these small particles will indeed collide, this also would mean that they would collide with the mini black holes (should they exist) and add to their mass/size/propensity for growing further.

 I am no luddite nor do I want to impede minds hungry for new knowledge, but the scenario i outline above does not seem illogical.

Edited August 31, 2008 by unomi

[kiakaha]

good, probably the only thing that can end the monotonous "farang is an insult" winge and moan threads

[unomi]

Haha, too true.

I always wanted to die by black hole anyway.

[Chivas]

Complete and utter bollacks

[cloudhopper]

The closest black hole is 1,600 light years from earth

Not for long according to some experts. If the CERN Atom smasher is fired up a minute black hole could be created right here on Earth which would quickly grow and consume everything.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Experts who wear tinfoil hats. Similarly qualified experts were predicting 150 years ago that the human body could not possibly withstand railroad speeds, and no doubt had quite a following of gullible believers.

Edited August 31, 2008 by cloudhopper

[frankman]

So what are we waiting for? It's partytime!!!

[ozsamurai]

I think the foremost issue here is who has been doing the maintenance on the asteroid, if it was QANTAS, then most likley a piece will fall off the underside and it will hit the moon instead.... but I beleive that airport is also closed with PAD protestors, so no worries mate!!

OZ

Edited August 31, 2008 by ozsamurai

[sbk]

Now all they need to work on is targeting the black hole to a specific location.....

[unomi]

Now all they need to work on is targeting the black hole to a specific location.....

My stomach has a resident black hole. 

[ilyushin]

News just in! I guess it is official. Get a case cold beers!

Mini black hole forecast (simulated) and Retirement Annoucement (Breaking News!)

Edited August 31, 2008 by ilyushin

[PeaceBlondie]

R.E.M. was wrong. It not the end of the world as we know it. Even the end of the thirteenth b'ak'tun of the Mayan long count calendar will not. Another 12.19.19.17.19 will occur on December 20, 2012, followed by the start of the fourteenth b'ak'tun, 13.0.0.0.0, on December 21, 2012. Nor does it mean that Chastity Bono will elope with Amy Carter on that date.

Even Thai Buddhists might appreciate a calendar that begins August 11, 3114 BC.

[Kerryd]

Black holes exist on earth at this moment. My (current) g/f is living proof of that.

Money keeps going in and is never seen again. She's insatiable. No matter how much you put in, there's always room for more.

If not stopped, she could (easily) consume the entire world's money supply (followed by the world's gold reserves, and all the som tam the planet can produce).

This could be an ELE (Extinction Level Event) ! Once she has consumed all the money, gold and som tam, who knows what could be next ? Not just mankind, but the entire planet could be at risk !

All this from a 38kg bundle of love and smiles !

Fortunately for all of you, I have discovered a way of temporarily slowing her ravenous hunger. 4-5 shots of Tequila administered over a short time period seems to do the trick (for now).

If you value your lives, please petition the UN to place the entire nation of Mexico under special protection, and have the whole country produce nothing but Tequila. It seems to be the only way of guaranteeing the survival of the planet.