Will the world end?

[Silicate Wielder]

Okay wee all know that everything has to come to an end right?

Well I'm watching the movie called 2012, and it reminded me of these videos that showed weird activity of the sun. one was of weird solar flares one was really big and it looked like it was surrounding a giant sphere almost. or a half sphere. but the sphere like object moved away from the sun and as it moved away it looked like it was siphening almost. I don't think it means its true but what do you guys think

This news broadcast shows the object in slow motion

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I'm still a bit skeptical that it will end now but it is very possible that the world will end eventually.

[Manjusri]

The world will end, however i highly doubt it's going to happen in 2012.

The only thing that's currently on the table that could destroy earth would be 2012 DA14. It's a massive asteroid that will pass between earth and the moon. Currently though, astronomers have calculated that it will merely sweep by earth, and won't do any harm. You can read an article on it here (http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2012-da14-will-pass-very-close-to-earth-in-2013) if you'd like.

[Silicate Wielder]

but what do you think that object on the sun may have been doing? it looks like it was siphening something from within the sun.

[xXoblivionXx]

I don't think the world will end in 2012, eventually but nobody knows when. as for the video, that's sort of scary

[Gigablue]

The video of the object by the sun doesn't seem real. Nothing that big could stay that close to the sun for more than a few seconds. The sun's gravity would pull it in.

Obviously the world will end eventually. The sun will expand and potentially engulf the earth in five billion years. It will get hotter long before then, though, and render the earth uninhabitable. There is also the possibility of a solar flare or asteroid impact damaging the earth. All this ignores the possibility that humans will destroy the earth, which is quite possible.

The earth will eventually be destroyed, but we will die long before that happens.

[Manjusri]

It's almost positively a prominence. It has a cooler and denser plasma than the sun. The part that looks like it's absorbing energy from the sun is the filament channel of the prominence. And the spherical object is looking down the tunnel.

So essentially, it's just another form of an eruption coming from the sun.

While i do believe in extraterrestrials, this has nothing to do with them. :)

[Sugaree]

The earth is finite, just as we are. We will all one day return to the star dust we were formed from.

[Silicate Wielder]

The video of the object by the sun doesn't seem real. Nothing that big could stay that close to the sun for more than a few seconds. The sun's gravity would pull it in.

Obviously the world will end eventually. The sun will expand and potentially engulf the earth in five billion years. It will get hotter long before then, though, and render the earth uninhabitable. There is also the possibility of a solar flare or asteroid impact damaging the earth. All this ignores the possibility that humans will destroy the earth, which is quite possible.

The earth will eventually be destroyed, but we will die long before that happens.

but that is what is confusing to scientists. it dosn't make sense that an object could stay like that, besides this is also slow motion, in the full speed it stays for about a secodn then disapears

[FreeFall]

I don't think we need to necessarily worry about that little sphere by the sun. How do we know it's not an occurrence that happens every couple hundred years? And how'd it not get sucked back into the sun's gravity?

Either way, not much we can do. I don't think the world's going to end in our lifetime, not even 20 generations from now. But we have no way of stopping our destruction if it going to come from the sun, at least that I know of.

[Sugaree]

I don't think we need to necessarily worry about that little sphere by the sun. How do we know it's not an occurrence that happens every couple hundred years? And how'd it not get sucked back into the sun's gravity?

Either way, not much we can do. I don't think the world's going to end in our lifetime, not even 20 generations from now. But we have no way of stopping our destruction if it going to come from the sun, at least that I know of.

We're gonna need a few million truckloads of ice and water.

[Manjusri]

I don't think we need to necessarily worry about that little sphere by the sun. How do we know it's not an occurrence that happens every couple hundred years? And how'd it not get sucked back into the sun's gravity?

It didn't get pulled into the suns gravity because it was an eruption that came from the sun.

but that is what is confusing to scientists. it dosn't make sense that an object could stay like that, besides this is also slow motion, in the full speed it stays for about a secodn then disapears

No it's not confusing scientists. They already know what it is.

[Silicate Wielder]

We don't know what that obect was for sure, they assume it is some sort of spherical object, plus there is probably much more to learn about our universe. for all we know that could be some sort of UFO using the sun as a fuel source, or some sort of reaction the sun had. It might even be something seperating from the sun.

Sort of like how we used to think the earth was flat, a guy came along and tried to prove that it was spherical but it took a while before people started realising he was right.

How can we be sure what this object is?

[ArsenicCatNip]

They proved that the black "swirls" are a reaction of solar flares.
Also if the world doesn't end on 2012 it might end sooner or later. Stephen Hawking has said that we only have 90 years worth of resources left for all 7 billion people on Earth, after that it's basically dried up...

[Silicate Wielder]

Not to mention our constantly growing population. however, this mostly accounts for fossil fuel, and that is just an estimate. We would still have enough resources such as food and maybe water if we stop water pollution. In which case it we would just start relying more on ourselves to get to places, there would probably be a rush to switch to solar energy before we run out. that wouldn't be the end of the world, it would just be one heck of a delay.

[Thecodfather]

I reckon society will fall before the world ends. Government and world leaders are too greedy for their own good.

[Silicate Wielder]

Today's leaders are greedy. That is what having money does to a person.

[Haufen]

Today's leaders are greedy. That is what having money does to a person.


Ugh, not this bullshit again 'money makez poeple greedy herp derp'.
It's not money that makes humans greedy, it's being human that makes humans greedy. It's that simple. If money didn't exist we would want other resources, just like the times before money.

[TheBigUnit]

No doubt the world will end, overpopuilation, limited resources, heck in 5 billion years there will be no earth due to our sun

[Sir Suomi]

Hopefully we will developer ways to travel to other galaxies within the next 90 years. All we need is one person with a brilliant idea.

[Cicero]

Today's leaders are greedy. That is what having money does to a person.

plenty of people have disproved you already. Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs. This is a huge rumor. Money can change people, but for people who know how to handle it, it doesn't. If you consider Bill Gates greedy, then you must not hear much of what he does. He is going to give 80%+ of what he's worth to charities (when he dies), and he already donates hundreds of millions/billions to charities.

[Jess]

Yep, but it will most likely end billions of years from now....we might not be around if we kill ourselves off.

[Ryhanna]

It will end eventually. Probably not for a long time, but who knows really? We could probably kill ourselves off with nukes and other military weapons tomorrow.

[Error 404]

Wasn't there a similar thread already?

And no, it's not gonna end - yet.At least i think so.It might, but chances are very low that will end any time soon.

[Aajj333]

In trillions of years, yes

2012- no

If it were a meteoroid or Planet X we would be able to see it

As for Mayan predictions, they didn't account for leap years meaning December 21, 2012 would have happened about a year ago

[xXJust Jump ItXx]

Not in 2012, in well now 20 days.

[Gigablue]

We will probably kill ourselves off within a few centuries or millennia. The earth will remain for much longer, unless we somehow manage to destroy it as well.

[PrimedPenguin]

The world will end someday in 2012 probably not but it will at some point in time. The sun could run out of fuel (Our sons sons sons world be dead by then) the earth could also be hit by a asteroid only time will tell.

[ProudConservative]

2012 may just be the next era of great learning. We could just start over, although highly unlikely. You never know, no one can take an orb and look into the future and say tat this is going to happen with a certainty. This is just one of those things where we will be forced to wait and see what happens. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but it could be the start to a war that will end all of humanity. That theory adds up with what's happening in the Middle East. As you may see, I've given this a lot of thought, there are many theories, only one may be true.

[Gigablue]

The world will end someday in 2012 probably not but it will at some point in time. The sun could run out of fuel (Our sons sons sons world be dead by then) the earth could also be hit by a asteroid only time will tell.

The sun will run out of fuel eventually, but not anytime soon. It is estimated that it will take about 5 billion years before it runs out. I think we'll be dead long before then.

We could get hit by an asteroid, but we would probably deflect one if we saw it coming. As long as we have a few years warning, we should be able to defend ourselves.

[Silicate Wielder]

Hopefully we will developer ways to travel to other galaxies within the next 90 years. All we need is one person with a brilliant idea.
hah maybe that will be me, I've become obsessed with making this Super powerful-turbine engine. I've got about several dozen different design sketches all slightly modified XD

[Sir Suomi]

hah maybe that will be me, I've become obsessed with making this Super powerful-turbine engine. I've got about several dozen different design sketches all slightly modified XD

Personally, I think the only way would be to minipulate worm holes or something along those lines. Right now, even if we'd have the engines that would be capable of traveling at light speed, we'd use up all of our possible means of energy in less than a split second. Unless we discover a miracle fuel, we're not traveling to other galaxies, at least not in a human's life time. Now if we made a shuttle that was capable of supporting human life, and be large enough to support a population of oh, let's say, 50000, and have it travel to our nearest Galaxie, the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxies for thousands of years, then we'd have a possibility. But that's probably never going to happen, so humanity just might be shit out of luck! :P

[CharlieFinley]

hah maybe that will be me, I've become obsessed with making this Super powerful-turbine engine. I've got about several dozen different design sketches all slightly modified XD

A turbine engine. In outer space.

There's not a face or a palm big enough.

[Silicate Wielder]

I know right? but I meant I should modify the design and turn it into a rocket engine. lol

[CharlieFinley]

That...

You...

Words fail me.

[randomnessqueen]

i dont think everything necessarily has to come to an end
i certainly dont think this upcoming doomsday is going to be the end
there will probably some people do crazy stuff, but no end

[Abyssal Echo]

I reckon society will fall before the world ends. Government and world leaders are too greedy for their own good.

I agree with ya !

[nutjob]

I reckon the odds of the world ending in December 21st 2012 is just the same as the odds of the world ending tomorrow or in one hour.

I think one day humanity will kill itself, but I don't think the actual planet will "end". :p

[Texas warrior]

................................ No

[Snookers]

We survived another apocalypse today so I guess we are fine.

[CharlieFinley]

i dont think everything necessarily has to come to an end
i certainly dont think this upcoming doomsday is going to be the end
there will probably some people do crazy stuff, but no end

Why the devil not? In several years (substitute an appropriate number of billions for 'several'), the Sun will expand and destroy all life on this planet. In several more years, the Universe will, for all intents and purposes, be destroyed, as entropy and available energy will be so low as to prohibit any and all chemical reactions.

[randomnessqueen]

yes. i certainly think this world in particular will come to an end.
though not near.
but i dont think everything will.
i think there will always be something.

[its.me.akshay]

id wish it to end... i have my chemistry exams on that day and i hell dont know anything... mm... but im a supporter of 'the world wont end suckers' club... so what to do!! fate!!

[Stronk Serb]

Either a black hole (not very possible) or a prominence (highly possible and harmless). What this race (all humans) needs to do is to put all our quarrels aside, and unite, make a lot spaceships and start colonizing other planets, first in our solar system, then the neibhouring, and than the galaxy! We might find some aliens then, and make peace/exterminate them ,I prefer the peaceful solution, since we would get access to their tech and we will be able to merge ours and theirs and get something better, and we will get good trading partners.

[TheBassoonist]

Will the world end? Yes. That is undeniable. When the Sun runs out of hydrogen and becomes a supergiant, it will consume the Earth. But I think that life on Earth will be gone long before then. Whether by meteor, volcanic eruptions, tectonic activity, or by humans interacting with the planet, life will be almost surely wiped out in some extinction level event long before the Sun consumes the planet.

And now to cheer you up after that: here's a kitten.
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[Greg1994]

No...

[txtwister13]

The world will come to an end some day.....but probably not any time soon.....as for the rumors the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012....its just after 6:00pm here in TX and we're all still here :D

[Jakeisamazing]

It hasn't ended yet :)

[Silicate Wielder]

We survived the DA14 meteorite passing us but I was realy hoping it would come close enough so we could see it from earth.

[anyone50]

The Bible says that no man will know the hour of his comming so if anyone now or in the future says it's going to end on a certain date i know its false

[Collegeguy12]

Obviously it didn't end now lol but someday it will. I believe so anyways.

[WalkingOnDisaster]

I believe one day the way the world runs will end, and everything will change. I do not, however, believe that this world will cease to exist.