Time is running out - literally, says scientist

2007-12-20 20:41:47

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SgtSlutter: Banned; +550|6643|Amsterdam, NY

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.j … ime118.xml

News wrote:
Scientists have come up with the radical suggestion that the universe's end may come not with a bang but a standstill - that time could be literally running out and could, one day, stop altogether.

2007-12-20 20:42:35

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6606|132 and Bush

It's a one way trip fellas.

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2007-12-20 20:44:32

#3

Liberal-Sl@yer: Certified BF2S Asshole; +131|6461|The edge of sanity

Meh well all be way dead and in the ground by then. And this seems to be based on a increased acceleration expansion therory, which is yet to be proven. We might have a decreasing accelerating universe or a conversly contracting universe. Its all theroy, theres no way, with the knowledge we have now, that we could possibly know.

2007-12-20 20:44:42

#4

2tuff: Positive Karma Here!; +357|6781

Theres someone looking for some publicitiy...

2007-12-20 20:45:07

#5

-=CB=-krazykarl: not always PWD, but usually.; +95|6541|Carlsbad, CA, USA

i am ready for the end, well almost... i got a date with an aussie tomorrow night... can it wait till after?

2007-12-20 20:47:25

#6

SgtSlutter: Banned; +550|6643|Amsterdam, NY

-=CB=-krazykarl wrote:
i am ready for the end, well almost... i got a date with an aussie tomorrow night... can it wait till after?

i dunno lol.... couldnt resist

2007-12-20 20:49:19

#7

tthf: Member 5307; +210|6763|06-01

the minute one is born, one is destined to die.

2007-12-20 20:51:31

#8

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6606|132 and Bush

SgtSlauther wrote:
-=CB=-krazykarl wrote:
i am ready for the end, well almost... i got a date with an aussie tomorrow night... can it wait till after?
i dunno lol.... couldnt resist

I'm sure he will understand.

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2007-12-20 20:57:46

#9

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6543|Long Island, New York

But that's saying that time is like...energy. Which it's not. Time is just time. It's it's own thing.

Yeah that's right. I'm Albert Fucking Einstein.

2007-12-20 20:59:47

#10

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|6680|Florida, United States

This just seems really stupid to me mostly because it's based off something that we know nothing about. They say that dark energy will cause this...somehow... but there's a flaw with this theory. As stated in the article, we know nothing about dark energy! In fact, I don't even know why we call dark energy a science. The article says that scientists don't know what dark energy comes from, what it does, or anything else about it, other than the fact we think it exists. So basically, dark energy isn't science, it's faith. How can you base an acceptable theory on faith?

2007-12-20 21:00:55

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6712|67.222.138.85

Interesting idea, but it doesn't really go into specifics. I would be interested to know if it broke GR or not.

2007-12-20 21:02:44

#12

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6451|The Land of Scott Walker

Whether with a bang or running out of time it's still the end so ...

2007-12-20 21:26:54

#13

madmurre: I suspect something is amiss; +117|6716|Sweden

Sounds boring to me :-( If i could choose i would have wanted a Asteriod smashing through the ocean then i´m gonna do the Deep Impact scene standing on the beach catching the wave with a smile

2007-12-20 21:31:52

#14

aimless: Member; +166|6130|Texas

There was also an idea of a "Big Crunch" where the opposite of the big bang could occur.

Last edited by aimless (2007-12-20 21:32:32)

2007-12-20 21:34:40

#15

bennisboy: Member; +829|6652|Poundland

well time is something we humans invented to measure the passing of instants, so it cant run out

2007-12-20 21:35:00

#16

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6528|...

Kmarion wrote:
It's a one way trip fellas.

2007-12-20 22:47:06

#17

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6203|Winland

GOD EXISTS!!! THE END IS APPROACHING!!!! 2012!!!!!

WE ALL GONNA DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Runs away, maintaining "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" for another two minutes*

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2007-12-20 23:45:34

#18

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6606|132 and Bush

Something else scary..

Just the words at face value.

A team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic explosion that seems to have come from the middle of nowhere,

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.as … mp;id=6405

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2007-12-20 23:52:55

#19

RavyGravy: Son.; +617|6411|NSW, Australia

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2007-12-20 23:54:17

#20

Tehremos: Parcel of ol' Crams; +128|6413|Somersetshire

Havok wrote:
How can you base an acceptable theory on faith?

umm, isn't that religion??

e.g. Christianity -

- acceptable theory = Jesus was the son of god, he could preform miracles
- evidence?? = none whatsoever. but people still believe, it is their faith

2007-12-21 00:03:18