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Post by dirtyoldman on May 15, 2017 13:08:21 GMT -5
So the sun is going to go super nova at some point and take out the entire solar system. Of course this wont be for another many million years or so and the human race will be long gone I imagine.
So when do you think the human race will be extinct and what will cause it? I imagine we'll still be around in 100 years, 200 years easily..but what about 1,000, ten thousand, hundred thousand even?
Or maybe we'll evolve into something cool and move off the planet?
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Post by Hit Girl on May 15, 2017 13:09:21 GMT -5
We'll move off the planet but still be dicks.
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Post by Spiderf 4 on May 15, 2017 13:29:21 GMT -5
By then, giraffes will rule the Earth.
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Post by mizerable on May 15, 2017 13:29:53 GMT -5
Outside of a super virus, I don't think we're going anywhere.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 15, 2017 13:36:21 GMT -5
Probably Not in a way that would be recognizable to us.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2017 14:55:15 GMT -5
Probably Not in a way that would be recognizable to us. Platypeople, it had to be a super race of platypeople... |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 15, 2017 15:13:57 GMT -5
Earth's Sun will never go supernova, it's not massive enough.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on May 15, 2017 15:42:24 GMT -5
I'm not sure. I'm thinking of the event of a coronal mass ejection that were way overdue for will test us as a species and our new reliance of technology. We'll see how humanity struggles with that.
But 10,000 years of improved technology. Think how far we've come in the last 20.
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Post by Sephiroth on May 15, 2017 16:05:39 GMT -5
Nah. The sasquatch will return from Mars to reclaim their place as the rightful rulers of the world.
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Post by Gecko on May 15, 2017 18:07:41 GMT -5
By then, giraffes will rule the Earth. I don't think that's due until 1,000,000½. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 15, 2017 19:07:57 GMT -5
Earth's Sun will never go supernova, it's not massive enough. I think the OP likely got confused over the difference between a star that goes nova and ours, which will merely expand far enough to swallow up the inner planets. But to answer the topic, assuming no Extinction Level Event happens in the meantime I expect humans to still be around in some form or another 10,000 years from now, but probably not in any way that can still be considered a member of our own subspecies. Consider that the species homo sapiens have only been around for 160,000 years and the subspecies that we belong to (homo sapiens sapiens) bears differences from the similar subspecies homo sapiens idaltu, which appeared around the same time, it's not unreasonable to believe that with the changes brought on by the combination of a rapidly expanding population and natural selection, advances in medicine, technology, and genetic engineering there will be a similar split at some point. |
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Post by nm on May 15, 2017 19:10:17 GMT -5
chris jericho and I will still be around
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Post by The Captain on May 15, 2017 19:10:39 GMT -5
Earth's Sun will never go supernova, it's not massive enough. Yeah, I think Sol is expected to grow into a red giant, eating up the terrestrial planets in its expansion, but then it will burn itself out and reduce to a puny white dwarf. |
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Post by mizerable on May 15, 2017 19:21:29 GMT -5
Earth's Sun will never go supernova, it's not massive enough. Maybe I'm wrong on this, but wasn't it said recently that scientists underestimated the size of the Sun? I also heard that not all stars are similar in that size determines supernova. However, I thought I heard something about how it's an average to large size star. |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 15, 2017 19:41:26 GMT -5
Earth's Sun will never go supernova, it's not massive enough. Maybe I'm wrong on this, but wasn't it said recently that scientists underestimated the size of the Sun? I also heard that not all stars are similar in that size determines supernova. However, I thought I heard something about how it's an average to large size star. Ok, my resources in checking this out right now are limited to Wikipedia and a quick Google search, but I am not seeing anything that there were any recent discoveries that have changed the general consensus among astronomers about the life cycle of our sun. According to everything I see, the sun has neither the mass nor any other qualification that would eventually cause it to supernova. If I'm wrong, if you know of any evidence that contradicts this, then by all means post it, I'd love to read it. |
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Post by mizerable on May 15, 2017 19:49:10 GMT -5
^ I could very well be misinformed or be remembering the article wrong. You could be correct based on the age theory.
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Post by Fade on May 15, 2017 19:55:58 GMT -5
Outside of a super virus, I don't think we're going anywhere. That's my girlfriends theory... I honestly would be surprised if we were around a Thousand years from now. I think A.I when perfected, is gonna do a real number on people. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 15, 2017 20:35:02 GMT -5
Earth's Sun will never go supernova, it's not massive enough. I think the OP likely got confused over the difference between a star that goes nova and ours, which will merely expand far enough to swallow up the inner planets. But to answer the topic, assuming no Extinction Level Event happens in the meantime I expect humans to still be around in some form or another 10,000 years from now, but probably not in any way that can still be considered a member of our own subspecies. Consider that the species homo sapiens have only been around for 160,000 years and the subspecies that we belong to (homo sapiens sapiens) bears differences from the similar subspecies homo sapiens idaltu, which appeared around the same time, it's not unreasonable to believe that with the changes brought on by the combination of a rapidly expanding population and natural selection, advances in medicine, technology, and genetic engineering there will be a similar split at some point. Not to mention whatever living and breeding in space will actually do to people. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 15, 2017 20:49:35 GMT -5
As pessimistic as this may come across, I don't really expect us to be around in 500 years, much less 10,000. We're going to end up doing some extremely stupid things before then that, combined with enough of the various chain reactions we've already set into motion, will make sure of it.
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Post by mizerable on May 15, 2017 20:57:23 GMT -5
As pessimistic as this may come across, I don't really expect us to be around in 500 years, much less 10,000. We're going to end up doing some extremely stupid things before then that, combined with enough of the various chain reactions we've already set into motion, will make sure of it. Eh without getting too far into it, with the technology we have right now, I don't see any way that we could flat out wipe out humanity. There's plenty of fail-safes in place of every hierarchy and even with one of today's super weapons I can't see how you get everyone. For every measure we take, there's someone else that is finding a way to override that. We're too advanced to be our own downfall. It's the reason I only think a super virus is capable such as the Spanish flu. It comes in, wipes everyone out before we even have a chance to know what hit us. |
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