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n2ize
07-31-2014, 09:42 PM
A summary of all the things we need to worry about in one article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_catastrophic_risks
NQ6U
07-31-2014, 11:22 PM
They left out vacuum decay which, for all we know, could be headed our way right now. It would travel at the speed of light so we'd get no warning whatsoever—one nanosecond everything would be fine, the next and the entire physics of the universe as we know it would be completely changed.
NA4BH
07-31-2014, 11:26 PM
Vacuum decay, that sucks.
kb2vxa
07-31-2014, 11:51 PM
That's strange, when my vacuum decayed it didn't suck anymore so I had to buy a new one. On the other hand there are five fingers and a thumb, but Franklin figured out that in any physical system you’ll find that there’s an energy ground state that the system tries to approach. That's why as the fire brigade battled the blaze he decided his lightning rod would work better if he grounded it.
NQ6U
08-01-2014, 12:04 AM
Franklin figured out that in any physical system you’ll find that there’s an energy ground state that the system tries to approach

Did he ground the B+?
VE7DCW
08-01-2014, 12:41 AM
They left out vacuum decay which, for all we know, could be headed our way right now. It would travel at the speed of light so we'd get no warning whatsoever—one nanosecond everything would be fine, the next and the entire physics of the universe as we know it would be completely changed.

Vacuum decay...... is that associated with a tertiary subspace anomaly? ....... if it is, then I saw that on an episode of Star Trek! :yes:
NQ6U
08-01-2014, 11:41 AM
Vacuum decay...... is that associated with a tertiary subspace anomaly? ....... if it is, then I saw that on an episode of Star Trek! :yes:

More properly, it's false vacuum decay (http://www.vice.com/read/the-learnin-corner-false-vacuum-decay-0000052-v18n1) (my memory failed me once again) and it's one of those quantum physics things that will make your head hurt if you try to think about it too deeply. It's presently hypothetical, but it could be real. We'd never know.
n2ize
08-01-2014, 09:37 PM
So, if my vacuum tubes decay it will be the end of the world ? :lol:
NQ6U
08-01-2014, 10:43 PM
So, if my vacuum tubes decay it will be the end of the world ? :lol:

Only your false vacuum tubes.

("I'm high all right, but not on false vacuum!")
suddenseer
08-02-2014, 10:51 AM
Got to love vacuum.
kb2vxa
08-02-2014, 01:29 PM
VACUUM SUCKS!
WØTKX
08-02-2014, 01:50 PM
Only if it's false.
K7SGJ
08-02-2014, 01:52 PM
Only if it's false.


Then it blows.
N2NH
08-02-2014, 03:53 PM
That's what she said last night.
kb2vxa
08-03-2014, 01:25 AM
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