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The Big Rip
WolfWithoutAClause writes "It's been known for decades that the universe is expanding. The current evidence points to this rate of expansion increasing, and if so, there's no obvious reason why the expansion rate couldn't continue to increase ever faster. A physicist, Simon Caldwell, has taken this to inevitable conclusion and suggested the expansion will eventually reach a point where the expansion rate is so high that any surviving people will ripped apart, followed a millisecond later by the destruction of all the atoms in the universe. Ouch.
New Scientist says we may only have 22 billion years left. Almost enough time for a quick game of Everquest then."
Hmmm... if I read this correctly, the universe will be "ripping" all the digital media in existence in about 22 billion years.
Sounds like it could be the target for a RIAA/DCMA lawsuit! "Your honor, we would like to sue the universe for clearly premeditated copyright violation."
Yes, a large one; and getting larger all the time ;-)
-WolfWithoutAClause
"Gravity is only a theory, not a fact!"the expansion will eventually reach a point where the expansion rate is so high that any surviving people will ripped apart, followed a millisecond later by the destruction of all the atoms in the universe.
My experiments in expansion have proven that somewhere around a 44-46 waist the expansion rate is so high, you better start looking for a big-and-tall men's shop or any surviving jeans will be ripped apart, followed a millisecond later by the purchasing of sweatpants.
Don't let this happen to your universe.
"A physicist, Simon Caldwell, has taken this to inevitable conclusion and suggested the expansion will eventually reach a point where the expansion rate is so high that any surviving people will ripped apart"
What did Master Caldwell think when he first started getting his first erection?
Sorry for being crude,
YAW.
Your head of state is a corrupt weasel, I hope you're happy.