The end of the world is nigh, on the 10th Sept 08?

**spence_noodle** · Sep 1, 2008 08:06

Well everyone, on the 10th of September this year the worlds largest particle accelerator will be turned on for a number of experiments. Some people have tried to have it stopped, but to no avail. link at NewScientist

To me, I don't think it will end the world, but if it does it's been nice knowing you all here at SPF

and to Google

for just being there for interesting searches & spellings.

All the best, I'll see you all in heaven.

**php_daemon** · Sep 1, 2008 09:24

Haha, sure if you haven't posted your last wishes in "if the world ended in 2 hours" thread you better do while you can!

It's gonna be broadcasted live at http://webcast.cern.ch/, September the 10th, 8:30 CEST

**spence_noodle** · Sep 1, 2008 10:03

Originally Posted by php_daemon

It's gonna be broadcasted live at http://webcast.cern.ch/, September the 10th, 8:30 CEST

Great, we can all watch the end together live

**php_daemon** · Sep 1, 2008 10:17

Yes, I've got my tuxedo booked, gotta look nice when it comes.

**spence_noodle** · Sep 1, 2008 10:22

I'll buy some popcorn :P

**TUFKAH** · Sep 1, 2008 10:25

Not until 2012. We still got 4 years

**r937** · Sep 1, 2008 10:32

as someone who knowingly and deliberately built information systems back in the '70s using a 2-digit code for the year (which spared our organization humungous expense on additional disk space, which was around ten thousand dollars per megabyte at the time), i can tell you with assurance that if the Y2K problem did not end civilization as we know it, the Y2K38 problem surely will

so we have about 3 decades

**spence_noodle** · Sep 1, 2008 10:52

Ah, will we all be alive in 9 days time? Time will only tell, and if not we have 21/12/2012 or the Unix problem, great, any more?

**guido2004** · Sep 2, 2008 02:27

Originally Posted by spence_noodle

Well everyone, on the 10th of September this year the worlds largest particle accelerator will be turned on for a number of experiments. Some people have tried to have it stopped, but to no avail. link at NewScientist

To me, I don't think it will end the world, but if it does it's been nice knowing you all here at SPF

and to Google

for just being there for interesting searches & spellings.

All the best, I'll see you all in heaven.

Let's hope not!

I'm on vacation next week!

Originally Posted by r937

as someone who knowingly and deliberately built information systems back in the '70s using a 2-digit code for the year (which spared our organization humungous expense on additional disk space, which was around ten thousand dollars per megabyte at the time), i can tell you with assurance that if the Y2K problem did not end civilization as we know it, the Y2K38 problem surely will

so we have about 3 decades

That's fine with me. I should be retired by then

**spence_noodle** · Sep 2, 2008 03:05

I've just realised that if the world does end on the 10th Sept I'll miss all my happy birthday messages on SPF

**WickedGoddess** · Sep 1, 2008 17:41

Sept 10? what a nice Happy Birthday treat to me.

**mudflow** · Sep 1, 2008 18:19

Advance Happy Birthday

**isolvum** · Sep 1, 2008 20:44

Well... since the world is coming to an end everybody may as well transfer all of your paypal funds to MY account. PM me for details!

**igniz** · Sep 1, 2008 21:58

lol there are many speculations to when the world goes to an end. hope i'm not alive when it comes hehe

**jabo** · Sep 1, 2008 23:22

if it will end, then so be it, if not, well, continue dealing with speculations like this everyday...

**php_daemon** · Sep 2, 2008 05:31

Originally Posted by igniz

hope i'm not alive when it comes hehe

Oh but it is something to wish for, to live to see it, to be where it ends, to have the privilege to be part of the end of human history. This is one death I'd agree to die even today

**Tailslide** · Sep 2, 2008 00:24

... and there will continue to be people making money from the ignorant and the frightened with prophesies about the end of the world.

**C. Ankerstjerne** · Sep 2, 2008 02:17

I'll bet everyone USD 1000 that the world is not going to end. Any takers?

**Hostpitable** · Sep 2, 2008 14:06

Don't worry the last few days they've been preparing to launch their rap career so won't have much time to blow up the world.

**spence_noodle** · Sep 2, 2008 14:27

Great rap, I was spinning around on my chair.

Did you know when they shoot a particle around the LHC it will travel 11,000 times per second, it will reach speeds upto 99.9% the speed of light.

Sorry, normal SPF will now resume

**Teflon** · Sep 2, 2008 16:38

It seems there is a deadline every month of the year where the world is going to end cant see it myself.

**cessvergara** · Sep 2, 2008 21:11

Ive heard for so many times about the world's end, but no one could ever guess when the end would really be. so don't believe it.

**SpacePhoenix** · Sep 3, 2008 11:40

What's the worst that could happen? A massive EMP that f**ks up every single last electrical and electronic thing on the planet?

**php_daemon** · Sep 3, 2008 12:13

No, a black hole opens up and swallows our entire galaxy.

**Force Flow** · Sep 4, 2008 08:39

We seem to keep being granted extensions when the doomsday date comes close.

A few scenarios where life could end as we know it, in degree of seriousness
1) massive plague
2) nuclear warfare
3) the earth stops spinning
4) sun goes supernova
5) zombie infestation
6) chuck norris leaves the planet to vacation on mars

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