Forget asteroids. Now we have to worry about planets crashing into Earth

You can read the full story here.

The basic gist of it all is that there's a slight chance (1 in 2500) that in 3.5 billion years the planets' orbits are going to spazz out and Earth will end up crashing into either Venus or Mars. All I have to say about that is that is the most kickass apocolypse scenario ever. Screw asteroids, now we can all die by watching a ****ing planet collide into us. What makes it even cooler is that the competing gravity fields would rip each planet apart before they even crashed. So basically we'd all die by falling up into the sky, getting stuck halfway into space, and then getting squashed when the two planets finally meet head-on.

Now for those who still want to live, you may be interested to know that apparently this is all Mercury's fault as it's the first planet in every simulation to go haywire, eventually screwing up Jupiter's orbit which in turn messes with all the inner planets' orbits. So, if we want Earth to survive then Mercury must die. I mean, would anybody even miss it? Would you miss it?

Just stay on the other side of the planet and you should be fine :P.

Just stay on the other side of the planet and you should be fine :P.

WasntAvailable

A 0.04% chance that we might die in three billion years?

Yeah, I'm not gonna lose too much sleep over that. :P

Unless I'm gonna live for another 3 billion years, I won't be worrying.

A 0.04% chance that we might die in three billion years?

Yeah, I'm not gonna lose too much sleep over that. :P

GabuEx

What if you invent a time machine and go forward by three billion years?

Why can't cool crap like this ever happen in my life time? :xmegagene

Might want to touch wood. I mean sure, it sounds cool now, but considering it would kill you it's not exactly something to wish for.

Wouldn't destroying Mercury still mess up the orbit and engage this possible oblivion earlier then it should happen.

At some point, the sun will swallow the earth. That trumps plante collision.

Year 2012!

gameguy6700

If I was 3.5 billion years old I would have alot to worry about :(

I would much rather have this

I would much rather have this

Lief_Ericson

I'd have to agree with you there :D

As long as it doesn't happen in my lifetime, I don't care.

*Kicks back*

ahh...Not my problem :)

That would be an epic way for the human race to get annhilated.

Well lets put it in perspective, if anything in the universe slightly moves out of place, we all die. Its like the universe is a proximity mine. Ready to blow us the hell up!

Well lets put it in perspective, if anything in the universe slightly moves out of place, we all die. Its like the universe is a proximity mine. Ready to blow us the hell up!

SegaGenesisfan

In 3.5 billion years, the earth's geothermal activity should be grinding to a halt anyway, which will quite possibly mean the end of life on Earth. And then with the Earth being engulfed by the sun not long afterwards, this doesn't really change much, as far as life on Earth is concerned. Bottom line is that our planet will probably only be able to sustain life for a few more billion years, and then that's it. No matter which doomsday scenario you choose, we've got a few more billion years max (by which time humans will almost certainly have gone extinct anyway) and then that's it for our planet.

Really, you're talking about something happening 3.5 billion years from now as a threat to us?One thing I've never really understood is the need to think (even if only implicitly and possibly subconsciously) that life will go on forever. Considering that death has been the ultimate conclusion for EVERY living organism that has EVER existed, it just seems weird to me that so many people worldwide still have such dfficulty accepting death. SUNS die. PLANETS are extinguished. It is expected that the UNIVERSE ITSELF will continue to expand until ALL MATTER dies. Yes, we will die, and it is unlikely that we will live long enough to see our planet die. Interstellar space travel will not save us. Intergalactic space travel will not save us. Nothing will save us. And if our mortality makes our lives so much more precious, then the same applies to the entire universe.

In 3.5 billion years, the earth's geothermal activity should be grinding to a halt anyway, which will quite possibly mean the end of life on Earth. And then with the Earth being engulfed by the sun not long afterwards, this doesn't really change much, as far as life on Earth is concerned. Bottom line is that our planet will probably only be able to sustain life for a few more billion years, and then that's it. No matter which doomsday scenario you choose, we've got a few more billion years max (by which time humans will almost certainly have gone extinct anyway) and then that's it for our planet.

Really, you're talking about something happening 3.5 billion years from now as a threat to us?One thing I've never really understood is the need to think (even if only implicitly and possibly subconsciously) that life will go on forever. Considering that death has been the ultimate conclusion for EVERY living organism that has EVER existed, it just seems weird to me that so many people worldwide still have such dfficulty accepting death. SUNS die. PLANETS are extinguished. It is expected that the UNIVERSE ITSELF will continue to expand until ALL MATTER dies. Yes, we will die, and it is unlikely that we will live long enough to see our planet die. Interstellar space travel will not save us. Intergalactic space travel will not save us. Nothing will save us. And if our mortality makes our lives so much more precious, then the same applies to the entire universe.

MrGeezer

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Just stay on the other side of the planet and you should be fine :P.

ferrari2001

Quickly! GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!@walkingdream

That is sooo EPIC!!! First lets see what will happern 2012.:P

Oh ya I've heard that possibly in 2012 a CONSTELLATIONmight hit us. That's even more EPIC!!!

A 0.04% chance that we might die in three billion years?

Yeah, I'm not gonna lose too much sleep over that. :P

GabuEx

I'm sticking with what my grade 7 teacher said. They have proven that the sun is infact growing, and the sun will engulfe, thus destroy the Earth, in about 4.3 billion years.

In 3.5 billion years, the earth's geothermal activity should be grinding to a halt anyway, which will quite possibly mean the end of life on Earth. And then with the Earth being engulfed by the sun not long afterwards, this doesn't really change much, as far as life on Earth is concerned. Bottom line is that our planet will probably only be able to sustain life for a few more billion years, and then that's it. No matter which doomsday scenario you choose, we've got a few more billion years max (by which time humans will almost certainly have gone extinct anyway) and then that's it for our planet.

Really, you're talking about something happening 3.5 billion years from now as a threat to us?One thing I've never really understood is the need to think (even if only implicitly and possibly subconsciously) that life will go on forever. Considering that death has been the ultimate conclusion for EVERY living organism that has EVER existed, it just seems weird to me that so many people worldwide still have such dfficulty accepting death. SUNS die. PLANETS are extinguished. It is expected that the UNIVERSE ITSELF will continue to expand until ALL MATTER dies. Yes, we will die, and it is unlikely that we will live long enough to see our planet die. Interstellar space travel will not save us. Intergalactic space travel will not save us. Nothing will save us. And if our mortality makes our lives so much more precious, then the same applies to the entire universe.

MrGeezer

I'm not actually worried about this and I'm well aware of all the other ways the Earth/humanity/life will end. I'm just saying that of all the ways for Earth to end, this is probably the most epic.

I thought the sun would be a white dwarf or something by then any way, maybe a red giant

That is sooo EPIC!!! First lets see what will happern 2012.:P

Oh ya I've heard that possibly in 2012 a CONSTELLATIONmight hit us. That's even more EPIC!!!

darkmark91

But just don't get your hopes up, unless you're honestly wanting it lol. I want it to happen!! Wait, what? but still.

it doesn't matter, in 3.5 million years, we'll have interstellar travel, or be gone. whatever race hits interstellar travel becomes truly invincible, and eradication becomes impossible.

You can read the full story here.

The basic gist of it all is that there's a slight chance (1 in 2500) that in 3.5 billion years the planets' orbits are going to spazz out and Earth will end up crashing into either Venus or Mars. All I have to say about that is that is the most kickass apocolypse scenario ever. Screw asteroids, now we can all die by watching a ****ing planet collide into us. What makes it even cooler is that the competing gravity fields would rip each planet apart before they even crashed. So basically we'd all die by falling up into the sky, getting stuck halfway into space, and then getting squashed when the two planets finally meet head-on.

Now for those who still want to live, you may be interested to know that apparently this is all Mercury's fault as it's the first planet in every simulation to go haywire, eventually screwing up Jupiter's orbit which in turn messes with all the inner planets' orbits. So, if we want Earth to survive then Mercury must die. I mean, would anybody even miss it? Would you miss it?gameguy6700

i'm sorry, did you just make a post about a 0.04 chance of our death in 3.5 billion years? PHEWWWW man I can finally sleep. I was afraid for my 3.5billionth birthday, I was just gonna get a big doom planet instead of cake. Thanks so much for the heads up, I can now live my life.

[QUOTE="walkingdream"]Quickly! GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!@Darth-Caedus

Haven't you heard there's a chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxies will smash into each other sooner or later.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

The basic gist of it all is that there's a slight chance (1 in 2500) that in 3.5 billion years the planets' orbits are going to spazz out and Earth will end up crashing into either Venus or Mars.fatzebra

i'm sorry, did you just make a post about a 0.04 chance of our death in 3.5 billion years? PHEWWWW man I can finally sleep. I was afraid for my 3.5billionth birthday, I was just gonna get a big doom planet instead of cake. Thanks so much for the heads up, I can now live my life.

I lol'd hard at that. Made my day.

Haven't you heard there's a chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxies will smash into each other sooner or later.

Buck_Hotep

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Just stay on the other side of the planet and you should be fine :P.

ferrari2001

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Haven't you heard there's a chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxies will smash into each other sooner or later.

MOCHIRON_MAN

Tell that to the two galaxies about to go head-to-head.

[QUOTE="WasntAvailable"]

Just stay on the other side of the planet and you should be fine :P.

ferrari2001

I agree, I am packing as we speak.

Um... worry? 3.5 billion years is one **** of a long way away. We will be LONG dead by the time it matters. And really, if we do survive that long, we'll have more to worry about with the Sun going red giant than the planets crashing into one another.