Bad news - we are way past our 'extinct by' date

[True_Blue]

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice, wrote Robert Frost. But whatever is to be our fate, it is now overdue.

After analysing the eradication of millions of ancient species, scientists have found that a mass extinction is due any moment now.

Their research has shown that every 62 million years - plus or minus 3m years - creatures are wiped from the planet's surface in massive numbers.

And given that the last great extinction occurred 65m years ago, when dinosaurs and thousands of other creatures abruptly disappeared, the study suggests humanity faces a fairly pressing danger. Even worse, scientists have no idea about its source.

more....
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1436408,00.html

[NYC]

1. My guess about the source:

Bush.

...the study suggests humanity faces a fairly pressing danger. Even worse, scientists have no idea about its source.

[Dufaeth]

2. The dinos were raptured.

Duh!

[despairing optimist]

15. No, they're in the Senate

[LibertyorDeath]

3. Think I'll put on some Pink Floyd & get drunk.

Cheers :)

"More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly." --

Woody Allen

[slay]

4. I'll join ya

Think I'll go the route of gettin stoned and listening to Jethro Tull on my end though. Cheers. :toast:

[LibertyorDeath]

7. Jethro Tull

Excellent choice :smoke:
:toast:

[slay]

11. Nothing is easy...

Nothing is easy, though time gets you worrying, my friend, it's o.k.
Just take your life easy and stop all that hurrying, be happy my way.
When tension starts mounting and you've lost count of the pennies you've missed,
just try hard and see why they're not worrying me, they're last on my list.
Nothing's easy.
Nothing is easy, you'll find that the squeeze won't turn out so bad.
Your fingers may freeze, worse things happen at sea, there's good times to be had.
So if you're alone and you're down to the bone, just give us a play.
You'll smile in a while and discover that I'll get you happy my way.
Nothing's easy.

-Jethro Tull, 1969 :smoke:

[VegasWolf]

5. Those calculations give us +- 1 million years. Not sweating it. n/t

[autorank]

6. That's why DEMS voted for the bankruptsy bill. It doesn't matter.

God, I knew there was a good explanation. I mean Biden and his valet had to fall in line...but Reid shocked me, and Dorgan too! Now I know. My faith is restored. I can now sleep and wait for the big bang...or whimper.

[Tweed]

8. Dorgan voted against it...

[autorank]

10. My TOTAL apologies to Dorgan. I misread the list. Feel much better.

Thanks for pointing this out. Again, my apologies to Sen. Dorgan!

[Corgigal]

9. enter this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1307651

[shadowknows69]

12. thanks for cheering us up n/t

B-)

[dave123williams]

13. Plus or minus 3 million? We've only existed as a species for like...

100,000 years, more or less...

[bilgewaterbill]

14. Bird flu? nt