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The Complete Video Guide To The 2012 End Of The World Imbecility

4:15AM January 5, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

NASA has already spent some time explaining why all the 2012 End of the World theories are as stupid as those who postulate them. This video is not by NASA, but it summarises things perfectly. More »


Science

NASA: We Aren’t Going To Be Consumed By A Black Hole, You 2012 Doomsday Imbeciles

11:10PM December 22, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

We knew that the world isn’t going to end consumed by a supernova in 2012. Now NASA has published another article debunking another doomsday imbeciles’ theory: cosmic alignment between Sun, Earth and the huge black hole at the centre of the galaxy. More »


Gadgets

Family Time Is Now Gadget Time

12:00PM May 2, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Kids are texting so much it’s literally affecting their health; the President’s secret iPad may or may not have a receipt; and today we learned over at the New York Times that families are too busy staring at screens to give a shit about family anymore. Are we beyond hope? More »


How A Soviet Doomsday Master Missile Looks And Works

1:00AM September 26, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Yesterday we learnt that the Soviets still have a working doomsday system in place. This is an SS-17 ICBM master missile, which are launched first. Once they are in the skies, they activate the launch for all the Russian nukes. More »


Get Nervous: Rusty Soviet Doomsday System Still Turned On

12:00AM September 24, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Wired Magazine has a fascinating article on the doomsday system that was built by the Soviets 25 years ago. It was designed to obliterate the US no matter what happened to the USSR—and it still works today. Shiver. More »


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Girlfriend Convinced To Put Out On Film Because Of LHC Doomsday

11:00AM September 4, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Today we learn that you can get a frigid girl to not only put out, but to do it on film by playing the Large Hadron Collider card. (Baby! No one will see that video since the world is ending!) More »


Science

3,000 Dark Comets May Destroy Earth, Astronomers Say

2:10AM February 14, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

As if we didn’t have enough with the world going to hell on its own, two British astronomers-neither of which called Hans Zarkov-are saying that Dark Comets are a huge security risk to Earth:

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Software

Beware: UNIX Time to Read 1234567890 On Friday the 13th

10:15AM February 9, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Forget the Mayans and their silly 2012 doomsday scenario. The real end of the world will happen because of that most venerable of operating systems: UNIX.

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Science

How Asteroid Apophis Could Destroy the US West Coast in 2029

2:20AM January 14, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

You have seen a badass asteroid obliterating Earth in a theoretical simulation, but you probably missed astrophysicist Neal deGrasse Tyson talking about the very real possibility of Apophis hitting California in April 13, 2029.

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