The Big Rip: New Theory Ends Universe by Shredding Everything

space.com ^ | 06 March 2003 | Robert Roy Britt

[Salgak]

You're right and you're almost right: the Bible tells what will happen: Science is just showing the method by which He will do it, the way He planned it from the beginning.

From the standpoint of a working engineer, His engineering the universe to work in just this way is even MORE awe-inspiring than a simple "Poof!" and it's there and "poof" and it's gone. . .

[Salman]

You're right and you're almost right: the Bible tells what will happen: Science is just showing the method by which He will do it, the way He planned it from the beginning.

Ecclesiastes 1:4
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever.

[Genesis defender]

The Big Rip: New Theory Ends Universe by Shredding Everything

Hoof hearted?

[Diddley]

Does that mean there will be no virgins at the end?

[longshadow]

Ekpyrotic placemarker

[PatrickHenry]

Cosmology ping.

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[ThinkPlease]

This oughta be fun. Anyone bring popcorn? Mine tastes like placemarkers.

[balrog666]

Excellent post!

Monty Python bump!

[PatrickHenry]

From the article:
When Earth explodes, the end is momentarily near. At this point, there is still a short interval before atoms and even their nuclei break apart. "There's about 30 minutes left," Caldwell said, "But it's not quality time."

Candidate for the greatest understatement in the history of the universe.

[Condorman]

Irrefutable evidence placemarker

[StopGlobalWhining]

...are you on board or are you gonna wait to find out?

It doesn't matter. God already knows how it has turned out for you. God knows everything that has occurred in the past, and everything that will happen in the future.

Nothing you can do can possibly change the final outcome.

[stanz]

All those scenarios don't really matter. Humans will have killed themselves off in one way or another long before the planet/sun/universe ceases to exist. We will go the way of the dinosaurs.

[StriperSniper]

given the current state of world and national affairs, the end of the universe couldn't come a moment too soon!

I know how you feel. If stupidity were gravity we would have already been swallowed by a black hole.

;-)

[PetroniDE]

and Duct Tape....

[longshadow]

This oughta be fun.

Yeah; where's the "Tedster" when you need a laugh?

Not to worry, though; there's no shortage of new cranks to replace him.

[rustbucket]

Ah, yes, the Euripides theory.

Euripides met his end by being torn to pieces by hounds.

[aruanan]

PINK MATTER ALERT

[Kevin Curry]

"That was our hint that there was something really unusual going on," Caldwell said.

Langoliers?

[Doctor Stochastic]

Is this considered a Bang or a Whimper?

[Doctor Stochastic]

Tailor to Author: Euripides?

Author to Tailor: Eumendides?