mistertim Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 With all of the talk of the 21st being the rapture and all, I'm curious about how others here think the world could/might end. There are no shortage of possibilities and, I'm sure, no shortage of new theories. Nothing is off the table here. So lets see. We have plagues, internecine war, alien invasion, alien accident (crap, that thing was in the way?), AIs taking over, a rogue black hole coming through and tearing apart the solar system, galactic collisions, strange matter drifting in, asteroids, supervolcanos, a vacuum metastability event (my personal favorite). If something is going to wipe us out what is your preferred ****tail and what do you think would realistically be the most plausible scenario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Man will destroy himself....that's my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Religion. How they actually do it won't matter, but it will be over a fairy tale. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I think the sun expanding will destroy the human race. A nuclear war with a zombie apocalypse would be much sexier though. Some velociraptor zombies would be cool as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 I think the sun expanding will destroy the human race.A nuclear war with a zombie apocalypse would be much sexier though. Some velociraptor zombies would be cool as hell. So you think we will live billions of years and still not be able to get off of this rock in enough time to flee an expanding star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 a mutated virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 A Dallas SB win might send many over the edge. that wouldn't technically signal the end of the human race; but if all your then left with is brain dead zombies with stars on their clothes, it's kinda' the same thang. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Nothing. There are other humans. Just not on this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I think we're going to wipe something out that's critical to the food chain leading to a domino effect that anhilates us. I don't know if it will be through acidification of our seas and rivers or oblitering the honey bee or something else, but I think we're going to off ourselves by doing something small that don't even think matters in the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 a mutated virus Good guess. Some kind of super virus.bacteria resulting from you crappy parents who give kids antibiotics for colds. A black hole maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I think the sun expanding will destroy the human race.A nuclear war with a zombie apocalypse would be much sexier though. Some velociraptor zombies would be cool as hell. Zombie Raptors would be scary as hell. I may poop my pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Asteroid, major earthquake, or me haven't decided yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I don't know, but all I do know is that I feel like things will not continue the way they are for much longer. Between Wars, some of the biggest Natural Disasters modern man has ever seen in recent years, and people in general who seem to give less and less of a **** about each other...I feel like change (for the better or worse) is coming sooner than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Zombie Raptors would be scary as hell. I may poop my pants. Problem is that Velociraptors were actually only about a foot tall at the most (IIRC). Though zombie raptors might be much worse. Good guess. Some kind of super virus.bacteria resulting from you crappy parents who give kids antibiotics for colds.A black hole maybe? A common bacteria changing to a super bacteria isn't that far fetched, though it happens a lot more in hospitals than at home. All it takes the triggering of the right sequences in the proteins and it becomes lethal AND airborne. A black hole is possible. However, unless it is a large one or goes right through another planetary body, it would be unlikely to affect us. Their power is amazing, their range isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Two nuclear powers pissing each other off and going at it. That could get pretty messy. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_RedskinsFan Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Where the hell is Toe Jam??? This is his kinda thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I think we're going to wipe something out that's critical to the food chain leading to a domino effect that anhilates us. I don't know if it will be through acidification of our seas and rivers or oblitering the honey bee or something else, but I think we're going to off ourselves by doing something small that don't even think matters in the moment. Gene modified food that is manufactured. Playing with non-species genes in the food chain that we don't have any idea what that will do inside our bodies is what I think. The new salmon that matures twice as fast and twice a bid is one example. I won't be eating it. Also, unless they are raised in a closed tank system and are raised in the sea, these fish will pollute natural fish. ---------- Post added May-28th-2011 at 09:12 PM ---------- Religion.How they actually do it won't matter, but it will be over a fairy tale. ~Bang This too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 How about evolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Gene modified food that is manufactured. Playing with non-species genes in the food chain that we don't have any idea what that will do inside our bodies is what I think. The new salmon that matures twice as fast and twice a bid is one example. I won't be eating it. Also, unless they are raised in a closed tank system and are raised in the sea, these fish will pollute natural fish.. That's why I went with a virus,though I'm more concerned over the human/animal gene manipulation side...the barriers are falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingforburgundy Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Over Population of the earth thanks to Modern Medicine keeping alive millions of people that shouldnt survive in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ray Lewis, having nothing else to do on Sunday, will kill everyone else on earth. He'll then be bitten by a brown recluse and, having no one to treat the bite, will die himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ray Lewis, having nothing else to do on Sunday, will kill everyone else on earth. He'll then be bitten by a brown recluse and, having no one to treat the bite, will die himself. But will he cheat punishment a second time over in the afterlife? Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 So you think we will live billions of years and still not be able to get off of this rock in enough time to flee an expanding star? I think humans will survive. There may be wars to end all wars, we may evolve, but humans or some sort of evolved humans will still remain. I think it will take some sort of event that changes the world climate to an extreme (nightly temperatures above 120 F for example) for humans to be destroyed. We are a resilient race. As far as fleeing this solar system. As science stands right now, traveling at the speed of light is impossible. Even if we were able to travel at the speed of light, it would take hundreds of years to reach another solar system. That would mean that generations of people would have to live aboard some sort of space ship to reach a new potential home. Of course, billions of years in the future is a long time. There is a lot to be learned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Problem is that Velociraptors were actually only about a foot tall at the most (IIRC). Though zombie raptors might be much worse.A common bacteria changing to a super bacteria isn't that far fetched, though it happens a lot more in hospitals than at home. All it takes the triggering of the right sequences in the proteins and it becomes lethal AND airborne. A black hole is possible. However, unless it is a large one or goes right through another planetary body, it would be unlikely to affect us. Their power is amazing, their range isn't. It could merely drift through the solar system and mess up planetary orbits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 my money's on nukes. Someone who REALLY shouldn't have them will eventually wind up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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