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One Month To GO

Postby HONDO74 » Thu Oct 15, 2026 3:17 pm

In 1960, scientists predicted the world would end on November 13, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article ... 00047.html

In exactly a month, on November 13, 2026, the world will end. Fittingly, our impending apocalypse falls on Friday the 13th.

At least, that was the prediction made by University of Illinois physicist Heinz von Foerster in a highly cited Science paper published in 1960. Though talks of supposed doomsday have renewed in recent months thanks to hyperbolic anxieties over runaway, sentient artificial intelligence,

And I thought religious people were nuts for predicting the end of times :D :D :D

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Re: One Month To GO

Postby E7 » Thu Oct 15, 2026 3:57 pm

I can hardly wait! :mrgreen:

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Re: One Month To GO

Postby healey36 » Thu Oct 15, 2026 5:07 pm

Son of a...just bought a new electric snow-blower.

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Re: One Month To GO

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Oct 15, 2026 6:30 pm

HONDO74 wrote:And I thought religious people were nuts for predicting the end of times :D :D :D


They are, and just do this a lot more frequently, :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: One Month To GO

Postby up148 » Fri Oct 16, 2026 1:03 pm

Yeah and Nostradamus said 2026 was going to be a major year for activity too. I think he and others like him are the reason "meh" was invented. :lol: :lol:

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Re: One Month To GO

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Fri Oct 16, 2026 1:36 pm

up148 wrote:Yeah and Nostradamus said 2026 was going to be a major year for activity too. I think he and others like him are the reason "meh" was invented. :lol: :lol:


Yes, but still have another 10 weeks to go in 2026 - more than enough time for a complete meltdown.
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Re: One Month To GO

Postby bluelinec4 » Wed Oct 21, 2026 8:38 am

I think I've lived through four ends to the world so far


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