Your Grades Don’t Matter When The Earth Gets Sucked into a Black Hole

September 10, 2008     Posted in Cool Stuff, News

science.jpgI haven’t followed science much since I fulfilled my requirement in undergrad, but even I can’t avoid all the news swirling around the major scientific breakthrough that could be going down today.

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I won’t attempt to explain what is going on – because that would be like dad attempting to describe the hullaballoo of Fashion Week – but some people are a bit nervous that whatever major experiment is happening could suck the earth into a black hole and end humanity as we know it.

Sweet! No more worrying about those 5 pounds I can’t seem to lose!

Ok, so most people argue that the whole black hole thing is an extreme exaggeration, but no one says it isn’t at least remotely possible. I am one who always expects the worst, so I am preparing for the end. And I fully plan on going out with a (Big) Bang.

What am I doing for my last day on earth? Well, let’s just say it is going to include ice cream, Cash Cab and a Wednesday afternoon at the bar. Who cares if I mix vodka with beer and wine? I won’t even be around tomorrow to feel the hangover.

Whether or not you believe that today is end of the world as we know it (and yes, I sung those words as I typed them), it is at least a valid excuse to live it up on this random Hump Day. Do something (or someone) extraordinary. Treat yourself to something you covet.

And, for the love of God, pray that nothing goes wrong over in Switzerland.

[Photo courtesy of sciencedaily.com] 

5 Comments on "Your Grades Don’t Matter When The Earth Gets Sucked into a Black Hole"
  1. Jackie says:
    Wed, 10th Sep 20086:19 am 

    The thing's already been switched on, and we're all still alive-yay!

  2. michael says:
    Wed, 10th Sep 20086:28 am 

    they are running standard tests now, stuff we have done befor.

    in march of next year is when they will start doing NEW stuff, stuff that we don't know the outcome to, and that is when there is the possibility of In Atmosphere Black Holes, which could really F*** things up.

    even if it doesnt suck the earth in, it could change the earths tilt, rotation, revolution, magnetic field, or gravity. seriouse stuff

  3. Victoria W - Bingham says:
    Wed, 10th Sep 20086:51 am 

    Great funny insight. I've been following this for a while,there were some doomsday yokels in Hawaii that tried to file lawsuits to prevent the damn switch from being flipped. Oy vey.

  4. J - NYU says:
    Wed, 10th Sep 20086:58 am 

    NASA people have all the fun.

  5. Finnish Engineer says:
    Wed, 10th Sep 20089:11 pm 

    Those same kind of collisions what they are about to make are happaing in the athmosphere all the time so dont worry.

    And I think NASA has nothing to do with it.

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