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Sir Isaac Newton: The world Will End In 2060

Posted by timothy on from the this-just-in dept.

Rikardon writes "A professor at King's College in Halifax has discovered, among the papers of Sir Isaac Newton, a prediction by this 'most influential scientist who ever lived' that the world would end in 2060. Those narrow-minded souls who still believe that devout religious faith is incompatible with fervent scientific inquiry are probably unaware that Newton 'was a theologian who wrote well over a million words on Biblical subjects,' and who devoted 'something like 55 to 60 years' studying the Book of Revelation."

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  1. Einstein by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, but Einstein's theory has the world ending in 2055.

  2. Come on now by RedWolves2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bush only has a year left in office. The world will end before then!

  3. PROOF THAT NEWTON IS THE DEVIL!!!11 by tunah · · Score: 5, Funny
    One of these is 1,260 days, which Newton interpreted as 1,260 years, based on a day-per-year principle... Newton determined that 1260 date actually began in 800 AD. He then added 1260 to 800 to arrive at the date of 2060 for the Apocalypse.

    PROOF THAT NEWTON IS EVIL:

    N-E-W-T-O-N = 14+5+23+20+15+14 = 91

    Add this to the date of his death (1727): 1818

    Flip this upside down: 8181.

    Take away the year of his birth (1642): 6539

    Add GRAVITY (7+18+1+22+9+20+25=102): 6641

    Add 10 (newton had ten fingers): 6651

    Gravity is an inverse square law, operating in three dimensions so multiply by the inverse square of 3: 739.

    Subtract his age when he died (85): 654

    Add 24/3, the date this story was published if you're british (which he was): 662.

    Finally, add the number of laws of motion he created (3): 665.

    Fuck.

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  4. IN OLD ENGLAND by tunah · · Score: 3, Funny

    The world ends Newton!

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  5. Keeping busy... by umofomia · · Score: 4, Funny

    A man who died a virgin has to keep himself busy somehow. :)

  6. Actually... by drivers · · Score: 3, Funny

    The world is going to end in 2060.000013. He forgot to account for general relativity.

  7. Re:Battle of Armageddon by 4of12 · · Score: 3, Funny

    In your calculations, did you account for the displaced volume of submerged bodies raising the level of the blood sea?

    That effect could make the apparent blood level higher for fewer bodies, much in the same way that adding bricks to your toilet tank decreases the volume of each flush.

    [I can't believe I'm even posting this...]

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