Your moment of zen

[veronica_rich]

(Yes, this is MY icon. MINE, not my sister's. She used it first, but it was made for me, and she is clearly a thief. Or a pirate. Just a matter of hygiene, really.)

The other night, I re-watched a History Channel program about the Earth and plate tectonics. The scientists showed the shifting of the continents over the last few billion years with time-lapse *salivates* as well as the movement of glaciers and seismic activity forcing land masses apart. It projected out that in 2 billion years, Earth will be a dried-up rock whose molten core has hardened and geothermal activity has died. It made a point of noting it would be devoid of water and life, as well.

Last night, I re-watched a History Channel program about the beginning and projected end of the universe. In the course of everything eventually blowing apart from overexpansion someday, it was noted how in 5 billion years the sun will blow, expanding outward and swallowing out to a few planets - including the Earth - BOILING AWAY ITS OCEANS and rendering it a LIFELESS HULK. Y'know, 'cause they'd still exist then.

In case you don't count that high, 5 is more than 2, and 5 billion is a LOT more than 2 billion. I guess the producers never sat down over a cuppa to compare notes. :-P

Comments

[encelade2.livejournal.com]

Yes,but in each case we're doomed!
Maybe I'm gonna forget about diet,because,hey,what for?
;)
(I love documentaries,so interesting and helping to put things in perspective)

[pktaxwench.livejournal.com]

Either way, I won't be around to care what happens. :)

[dahlianna.livejournal.com]

*points to thieved icon* Yes, it is clear that I'm a...*sniff sniff*...thief. But hey! On the bright side, it won't matter in 2 billion years....or 5 billion...whichever comes first...or second...hmm

[justawench.livejournal.com]

What? Innaccuracies in my Armegeddon channel? Say it ain't so.

I swear, they show more alien programs, crap about the end of the world and biblical prophesy and Ice Road Truckers than any actual history. But they're just a brand now. Didn't you hear that they dropped "Channel" and they're just "History" now?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Unless reincarnation is true.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Oh, History Channel programs are always contradictiong each other. Sometimes they're even shown the same night, back to back.

I gave up expecting anything resembling attention to that sort of thing when they followed a 1-hour show debunking the myth of Atlantis by showing how various "ruins of Atlantis" were totally natural structures--with a show explaining how those "ruins" proved Atlantis was real.

[venusinchains.livejournal.com]

*waves hands* Since when do groups of scientists (or Documentary makers, apparently) agree on anything? And what is generally considered "accepted scientific truth" today could be proven "obviously wrong" tomorrow.

But that's hilarious. I guess it's a matter of "in cosmic terms, what's 3 Billion years, more or less." :P

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE ......

What are our problems next to the Earth becoming an encrusted burned-out hulk?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

It might. Depends on reincarnation. (You know thieves get turned into dung beetles in the next life, right?)

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Really, that's a fabulous nickname for History, because it's so RIGHT. But I like those shows for some odd reason, even though I'm not sure what they have to do with history. Maybe it should be called "Psychic" instead?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I guess at least they don't give us politics on there! That's the main appeal of the channel right now. ;-)

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Eh, one potato, three potato. It's just a blip to the Overseer anyway. *G*