How do you reckon the world will end?

Archeron · 05-01-2008 07:45PM #1

Thanks to TV, we're almost immune to the many different flavors that Armegeddon could come in, and we all have to agree thats its fascinating to watch them and their effects played out in films. But of all the choices, war, famine, disease, natural catastrophe, what do you reckon will be our final reason to look up and say "Oh sh*t"

Personally, I'd vote meteor strike, as we know that they've happened before, and we also know its only a matter of time before it happens again. In close second though, would be some sort of man made virus escaping ala 28 days later, and causing us all to snuff it in some lab engineered horrible way. Hopefully not with as many face eating episodes as the film though.

What do you reckon?

Karl Hungus · 05-01-2008 07:46PM

Who cares as long as we have Bruce Willis there to save us?

bleg · 05-01-2008 07:48PM

world ending or end of human race or world becomes incapable of supporting life?

tweety28 · 05-01-2008 07:50PM

eventualy the sun will run out of gass and stop burning then chaos ensue

this we know will definatly happen but wheather humans will be around at this time is another story

Lockstep · 05-01-2008 07:51PM

It's gonna be overpopulation as far as I'm concerned.

Archeron · 05-01-2008 07:52PM

bleg wrote: »

world ending or end of human race or world becomes incapable of supporting life?

A nice middle point. End of all life leaving the world as a lifeless husk floating in the void of space, but sure lets hear the ideas for ending all human life as well, as that will probably happen first anyway, and could provide some more creative suggestions.

Jack Sheehan · 05-01-2008 07:54PM

Black Hole opened up in the centre of the earth, á la Dan Simmons Hyperion.

Toots · 05-01-2008 07:59PM

I reckon someone will go a bit too far with nukes, and that'll pretty much be that.

utick · 05-01-2008 08:02PM

kickoutthejams wrote: »

It's gonna be overpopulation as far as I'm concerned.

i disagree. the population has a way of regulating itself, when it gets too high, famine, food shortages ensue, people die off hence population is reduced until sustainable living conditions can be achieved

galwayrush · 05-01-2008 08:03PM

Our descendants all turn EMO and kill themselves,:rolleyes:

watna · 05-01-2008 08:03PM

Toots85 wrote: »

I reckon someone will go a bit too far with nukes, and that'll pretty much be that.

I agree, we'll invent super scary weapons one day, the likes of which we can't imagine. Then we'll blow each other up.

galwayrush · 05-01-2008 08:04PM

Toots85 wrote: »

I reckon someone will go a bit too far with nukes, and that'll pretty much be that.

Oops,might not have long to wait, Pakistan has Nukes:eek:

Jack Sheehan · 05-01-2008 08:05PM

watna wrote: »

I agree, we'll invent super scary weapons one day, the likes of which we can't imagine. Then we'll blow each other up.

Like the Einstein quote 'I don't know what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.'

Jesus Wept · 05-01-2008 08:06PM

Toots85 wrote: »

I reckon someone will go a bit too far with nukes, and that'll pretty much be that.

I reckon it will be me.

leninbenjamin · 05-01-2008 08:08PM

i think someone will forget to feed them and there will be a hamster rebellion.

Einstein · 05-01-2008 08:12PM

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

Like the Einstein quote 'I don't know what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.'

I am so smart...i am so smart...

JIZZLORD · 05-01-2008 08:13PM

Archeron wrote: »

What do you reckon?

YORE MA!!!

/me leaves

Mint Sauce · 05-01-2008 08:13PM

WWIII and nukes

Pj! · 05-01-2008 08:13PM

Not exactly sure but quite confident it will have something to do with hedgehogs.
They're here for some reason...

05-01-2008 08:15PM

The sun moves to its red giant phase and we burn.

6th · 05-01-2008 08:16PM

Zombie Dinosaurs, but dont worry its not for another 17 years.

Mint Sauce · 05-01-2008 08:17PM

irish-stew wrote: »

WWIII and nukes

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

Like the Einstein quote 'I don't know what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.'

is that because the nukes will have destroyed all the weapons

Dudess · 05-01-2008 08:18PM

For anyone who, like me, is fascinated by the idea of apocalypse - especially a nuclear one (although I'd still rather it didn't happen

) - there's a treat in store for you shortly: Channel 4 at 7.30 - The Brink of Apocalypse. A look back at 1983 when Reagan and the Soviets were all Thunderdome on each other's asses. I'm missing valuable drinking time for this one!

Giblet · 05-01-2008 08:19PM

The Sun will grow in size, but decrease in density, reducing its gravitational effect, sending Earth's Orbit wide, possibly out as far as Jupiter. Don't worry though, the place will be scorched well before that by the additional radiation and heat.

JIZZLORD · 05-01-2008 08:22PM

Giblet wrote: »

The Sun will grow in size, but decrease in density, reducing its gravitational effect, sending Earth's Orbit wide, possibly out as far as Jupiter. Don't worry though, the place will be scorched well before that by the additional radiation and heat.

the newspaper?

having nothing to read but the tabloids is my biggest fear!

monkeyfudge · 05-01-2008 08:23PM

It ended 237 years ago.

Everything you experience now really just exists in the dream of an immortal seahorse that floats in orbit around Barnards Star.

tweety28 · 05-01-2008 08:24PM

the y chromosome will continue getting smaller and small untill there are no men left

p.s. im not a feminist

6th · 05-01-2008 08:27PM

A woman will become president of America and fuck it all up.

Lockstep · 05-01-2008 08:30PM

Dudess wrote: »

For anyone who, like me, is fascinated by the idea of apocalypse - especially a nuclear one (although I'd still rather it didn't happen ) - there's a treat in store for you shortly: Channel 4 at 7.30 - The Brink of Apocalypse. A look back at 1983 when Reagan and the Soviets were all Thunderdome on each other's asses. I'm missing valuable drinking time for this one!

I'm a fiend for apocolypse fiction/movies/speculation

dsmythy · 05-01-2008 08:31PM

We will probably wipe ourselves out. One thing is for certain. In a few billion years the sun will die and all life with it. Of course by then the far off former human,presuming we havn't wiped ourselves out, will either hide within the Earth or be scattered across the galaxy on different planets. Looking for ways of killing each other in interstellar wars based on what planet your from.

Zaph · 05-01-2008 08:32PM

Climate change will cause the world's barley crop to fail for several years in a row. The resulting lack of raw material for beer will result in rioting on a global scale causing an unimaginable number of fatalities. The few survivors who managed to make it through due to their preference for cider will suffer the same fate a few years later when all the apple trees suddenly die off, sparking new riots which account for the remainder of humanity.

Then the penguins take over and become the dominant species on Earth.*

* May actually be a bit far fetched and not guaranteed to happen.

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