• Question: when will the world end

    Asked by chloe1998 to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 18 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by fatlouie21, jadoolan, kibo.
    • Photo: Suzi Gage

      Suzi Gage answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      Hi @chloe1998
      This is a good question! I’m not sure it has an answer though, certainly not a certain one. There was a religious leader who predicted it would end a couple of weeks ago (!) Luckily he was wrong!
      It also depends whether you mean the actual destruction of planet earth, or the end of the human race. There are a few things that could happen that could wipe out humans – a meteorite could hit the earth, or a supervolcano could erupt (there are a few which are overdue eruption, including one under Yellowstone National Park in the USA). It’s possible to predict these things, but equally they could easily happen without any warning as well.

      As for something that could actually destroy the world, maybe an alien attack? 😉
      Do you think aliens exist? (Personally I’m not sure, but I hope so!)

      Hope this answers your question, it’s not really an area I know much about, but it’s really interesting 🙂

    • Photo: Tim Fosker

      Tim Fosker answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      Thanks for a fun question, but like @Suzi I’m not sure there is an answer.

      After reading @Suzi’s answer I’m now worried about alien attacks. I’m going to have to start building my alien laser-proof shelter now 😉

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