I know this thread has been made multiple times before, but most end-of-the-world theories on forums revolve around pretty unlikely scenarios - meteors, zombies, a pandemic, or something in that vein. A frighteningly realistic possibility occurred to me recently.

Temperatures above 107.6F will begin to fry your brain. With growing population density, there are more people and more households using more power to keep indoor temperatures cooler. More importantly, increasing extremes in weather could turn this into a serious problem - already 42 out of 50 states have had temperatures exceeding those necessary to cause brain damage, and those temperatures are going to become progressively more common. So... What would happen if our power grid experienced rolling blackouts when reaching these record highs? It's also possible that rather than a blackout, a bunch of people could be wiped out by a terrorist attack on a power plant.

I might be missing something here, but it sounds like this could be a big problem. Thoughts?

when the basedgod leave this earth, life will cease to exist.

Gays and lesbians will overpopulate the earth, resulting in no babies and the human race dying out.

At 3/30/14 07:36 PM, zmatt007 wrote: Gays and lesbians will overpopulate the earth, resulting in no babies and the human race dying out.

this too, feminazis and SJW tumblr nazis will be the downfall of the earth, they crave degeneracy too much and don't forget equality is only for one group of people!

Y2K

Aliens will bring the end of the world.

When the sun starts it's first stage of dying by expanding.

(we will colonize other galaxy's by then.)

The world will end millions of years from now, when the sun goes nova and boils away the Earth's oceans and atmosphere.

Probably by ridiculous self-fulfilling prophecies in the New Testament. The more we say the world will end, the more likely we'll be the ones to do it.

Man will destroy earth, not God.

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

I wrote that shit. Don't fucking steal it.

The Tralfamadorians will test a new type of rocket fuel which will cause the destruction of the universe.

There you go. No mystery anymore.

At 3/30/14 10:43 PM, Stevenscar wrote: The Tralfamadorians will test a new type of rocket fuel which will cause the destruction of the universe.

There you go. No mystery anymore.

But how could you be certain of the end of the universe unless you're a Tralfamadorian yourself? Or were you visited by them?

Did they watch you fuck Montana Wildhack?

The world will end only when God, the Creator says it does.

At 3/30/14 09:23 PM, StrapOnFetus wrote: When the sun starts it's first stage of dying by expanding.

(we will colonize other galaxy's by then.)

Genuinely hope you're right. I think if we can go a thousand years without getting trigger happy, we should be there and safe. By the point Earth's gone, of course, we'd barely be "human" anymore. What we'll become is the more interesting question to me.

Off topic - has anyone written a sci fi novel with various species of future-humans? Like, various species with humans as the common ancestor? Shit'd be soooooo dope.

Just because the ambient temperature exceeds some amount doesn't mean the internal temperature regulation of the body gives out. Realistic, my sweaty ass. Maybe if there was a world-wide drought we'd all go Mad Max for some of that good-ass liquid drank.

There will be earthquakes happening simultaneously all over the world resulting in the planet cracking up. Then the world will break in half and explode. Into...candy!

It all depends on what form is chosen for the Destructor.

This world will be completely gone in 4 or 5 billion years, because the sun is goring in size as it gets older, and at that time, it will be the size as Mars' orbit, meaning the sun will basically swallow Earth.

Nuclear fallout

Zombie apocalypse lead by Dick Cheney.

At 3/31/14 12:10 AM, Darthdenim wrote: It all depends on what form is chosen for the Destructor.

Choose the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man! Then we can roast him. Free marshmallow goodness for all!

The dinosaurs will return and team up with aliens.

High Temparatures,earthquakes,cunamis,volcanos.....

I still waiting for a zombie apocalypse.

Entropy.

Shinji blows up the earth.

It will rain fiery condoms pieces and a black cum will coat the Earth as our planet becomes a fertilized egg of the universe. All life as we know it will disintegrate and become gooey oversized cells all merging into one organism the size of our former Earth. Then a white hole (Black hole opposite) will open up and all the blackness will be washed out into a new world larger than the last one to which every single cell of every single former organism all unite to thrive in this new universe as one.

And that's where babies come from. :3

Blown up as a part of space highway project.

Skynet will be the end.