mjmooney Posted August 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2012 Don't know, but I definitely won't be around to see it. You sure? No, but I'd be 108. Not impossible, but a bit of a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't know, I like to think that by then medical science will have advanced so far that major killers like heart disease and cancer will have been more or less defeated, while the pace of ageing will have been greatly reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Gingers will have become extinct. On a similar note, I read that blonde hair will be almost extinct within 3 generations. Find that hard to believe tbh. I've read something similar. Blonde hair is dying out. I think they said Scandinavia (predictably) will be where the last natural blondes will be. But yeah, they are "dying out". (of course that won't stop people dying their hair blonde, so we'll still have them all over the place) Wikipedia thinks it's all a hoax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillz Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ever played fallout? I expect something similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2012 Fair enough. I'm glad, I prefer blondes anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Interesting article on China, if anyone's interested. Many of the criticisms hold true over here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2013 Interesting article, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I don't know, but it will be shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 There will have been one catastrophic natural disaster that will have wiped out a lot of people. Yep, apart from the fact that, as you say, we're overdue a big natural disaster, more specifically we're not only overdue a pandemic, but living in increasing proximity to one another we're increasingly at risk of one. As any chicken or salmon farmer could tell you, packing a species close together is an invitation for diseases and viruses to spread. All we can hope is that our own loved ones and ourselves will be among the lucky when the inevitable comes along. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2013 How very uplifting! Reminds me of when I went to see Bill Bailey perform two or three years ago, and he started his show with the statement (which I have since found online, although I thought it was slightly more drawn out that this) - "Of course, the universe is gradually slowing down isn't it? And will eventually collapse inwardly on itself according to the laws of entropy, when all thermal and mechanical functions fail. Thus rendering all human endeavour ultimately pointless... Just to get the gig into some kind of context." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 How very uplifting! Reminds me of when I went to see Bill Bailey perform two or three years ago, and he started his show with the statement (which I have since found online, although I thought it was slightly more drawn out that this) - "Of course, the universe is gradually slowing down isn't it? And will eventually collapse inwardly on itself according to the laws of entropy, when all thermal and mechanical functions fail. Thus rendering all human endeavour ultimately pointless... Just to get the gig into some kind of context." Bill Bailey's funny. He's got this kindof undulating whistle he does that makes you instantly think of UFO's or some sci-fi scanner device thingy. I've practised for hours and can't match the way he does it. Great party piece if you can get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2013 Oh yeah, he's excellent and very talented. One of my favourite comedians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 6, 2013 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2013 How very uplifting! Reminds me of when I went to see Bill Bailey perform two or three years ago, and he started his show with the statement (which I have since found online, although I thought it was slightly more drawn out that this) - "Of course, the universe is gradually slowing down isn't it? And will eventually collapse inwardly on itself according to the laws of entropy, when all thermal and mechanical functions fail. Thus rendering all human endeavour ultimately pointless... Just to get the gig into some kind of context." It's not true though. The universe isn't just inflating, the rate of inflation is increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (insert Gideon must be in charge of the universe joke here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmike Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Maybe China will be the super power of the World, but I am pretty sure we will still be giving them £500M a year for traffic lights or grass, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Pints will be over £50 each, but you'll struggle to get one in England as we'll be under sharia law... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2013 Round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2013 Round Wow. You mean it WILL finally be flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I don't know, I like to think that by then medical science will have advanced so far that major killers like heart disease and cancer will have been more or less defeated, while the pace of ageing will have been greatly reduced. If part one (cure cancer / heart disease) happens without part two (slowing the pace of ageing) we'll be in massive trouble. (well, even more massive trouble than we already are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Don't worry, only the rich will benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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