Scientists reveal what we will need to do to survive doomsday

News.com AU ^ | May 9, 201611:16am | George Harrison,The Sun

[DCBryan1]

CONCERNED scientists have revealed how we can prevent the human race from being wiped out — and it involves either changing our planet’s orbit or uploading ourselves into machines.

In around 500 million years, scientists believe that the Sun’s expansion will leave our planet completely uninhabitable, with conditions so unforgiving that the Earth will return to being the scorched, lifeless lump of rock it once was.

However, there is still hope for Earth’s future inhabitants, as researchers claim there are extreme measures we may be able to go to in humanity’s hour of need.

Columbia University astrophysicists Michael Hahn and Daniel Wolf Savin explain how life on Earth will slowly begin to decline in an essay entitled ‘How to Survive Doomsday’.

Assuming that humanity can avoid a self-inflicted nuclear apocalypse or a deadly asteroid strike, our species has less than 500 million years left on the planet.

However, before we’re wiped out for good, our distant descendants may be able to save the species by physically moving Earth’s orbit.

“If we fired a 100km wide asteroid on an elliptical orbit that passed close to the Earth every 5,000 years, we could slowly gravitationally nudge the planet’s orbit farther away from the sun, provided that we don’t accidentally hit the Earth,” the scientists responsible for the prediction wrote.

[DCBryan1]

.....Already been tried at Tetravaal:

[WKUHilltopper]

“However, there is still hope for Earth’s future inhabitants...”

Yep. He’s called Jesus Christ.

[KC_Lion]

I shall call it:

Vault: 81

[DCBryan1]

Yep. He’s called Jesus Christ.

Yes....and there will be much gnashing of teeth when he rides from above, holding a sword on His white horse...not to bring peace, but war.

[rightwingcrazy]

“provided that we don’t accidentally hit the Earth”

Hate when that happens :(

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“Professing to be wise, they became fools...” —Romans 1:22

[dfwgator]

[Maceman]

CONCERNED scientists have revealed how we can prevent the human race from being wiped out — and it involves either changing our planet’s orbit or uploading ourselves into machines.

Hey, according to the article, it's only 500 million years away. That's why it's critical that the government set up an agency focused on changing Earth's orbit. I propose that they make it a cabinet position and appoint somebody like Bill Nye as Secretary of Orbit Transformation.

[rjsimmon]

In around 500 million years...

[PROCON]

+1

[Vince Ferrer]

Scientists project that we will run out of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 11 million years.

[DCBryan1]

Here is the downloading of human conscious into a test robot:

Good news: You are nearly indestructible.
Bad news: 5 day battery life.

[Buckeye McFrog]

we could slowly gravitationally nudge the planet’s orbit farther away from the sun

Sounds like a job for Cass Sunstein.

[Organic Panic]

Stay put and wait for the government.

[rdl6989]

By it’s very nature you can’t survive Doomsday.

[DCBryan1]

Hate it when that happens :(

Me too:

[Personal Responsibility]

Curie!

[Mouton]

I think that is Doomsday II.

Regardless, always loved this line by Tom Landry:

When asked how the Cowboys were going to handle a sweep, Landry said: as long as they stay between the sidelines, Lee Roy (Jordan) will get em!!

[showme_the_Glory]

bend over, put your head between your legs, kiss your butt bye bye.

[I want the USA back]

If we survive it then it’s not doomsday.