The Sky Is Falling: Quantum Vacuum Collapse and 16 Other Ways the World Will End
- 1. The Sky is Falling
Quantum Vacuum Collapse and 16 Other
Ways the World Will End
- 3. ICE AGE
WHAT
WE’RE IN ONE RIGHT NOW
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
ANY DAY NOW YES
- 5. GREY GOO
WHAT
SELF-REPLICATING NANOBOTS EAT EVERYTHING
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
50–100 YEARS YES
- 6. PARTICLE EVENTS
WHAT
MICROSCOPIC BLACK HOLES & STRANGELETS, OH MY
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
ANY DAY NOW YES
- 11. SUP GUYS
STAR WARS
WHAT
GLIESE 710 STOPS BY FOR A VISIT
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
1.4 MILLION YEARS YES
- 13. EATEN BY A BLACK HOLE
WHAT
ONE THING'S FOR SURE, WE'RE ALL GONNA BE A LOT THINNER
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
ANY DAY NOW YES
- 15. YOU ARE HERE
HERE IS BAD
QUANTUM VACUUM COLLAPSE
WHAT
YEAH THIS ONE NEEDS A DIAGRAM
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
ANY DAY NOW NO
- 17. THE BIG SLEEP
WHAT
THE NAP AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
100 TRILLION YEARS NO
- 18. SYSTEM FAILURE
WHAT
AND YOU THOUGHT *YOUR* IT GUY WAS BAD…
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
ANY TIME NOW NO
- 19. ETERNITY
WHAT
ALL MATTER DECAYS
WHEN WILL IT HURT?
1 GOOGOL YEARS NO