“ok so howlong didthe universe last?”
“we’re still here you know -”
“ok how long will we liveinside now?”
“you mean as individuals or species?”
“what’s the difference? well, species -”
“who knows? the homo species are rather new”
“so we may last for a while then?”
“nobody can tell you, kid”
“how long does a species last on average?”
“The typical rate of extinction differs for different groups of
organisms. Mammals, for instance, have an average species “lifespan”
from origination to extinction of about 1 million years, although some
species persist for as long as 10 million years.”
“what about homo sapiens, the wise guy?”
“what about him?”
“i don’t know, is there any use talking about him?”
“what do you mean?”
“will he last long enough to read this sentence?”
“that’s a good question, boy”
“will he last long enough to write it?”
“IUCN says humans are of the least concern”
“for extinction you mean?”
“he will last, a difficult plague”
“but the universe will destroy him, no?”
“someting or other, yes, turn him into something else”
“a dinosaur-man to rule the planet”
“you’re looking forward to that, eh?”
“destroying everything in its way!”
“he can’t beat modern man though with his weapons. man, with his thumb
pushes a button, and the dinosaur-man is dead”
“can he kill the universe?”
“not yet, maybe with some good planning he could”
“how?”
“i don’t know, some chain-reaction spreading from the collapse of our
solar system, galaxy, local group, etc. maybe we can tease a black hole
to eat us up”
“yeah!”
Monday, February 23, 2015
ok
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment