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Title: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FlamingCobra on October 03, 2011, 06:43:32 pm
The only way I can think of is Pocket Universes.
http://orbitalvector.com/Megastructures/Pocket%20Universes/POCKET%20UNIVERSES.htm (http://orbitalvector.com/Megastructures/Pocket%20Universes/POCKET%20UNIVERSES.htm)


If someone else can think of a way, I'd be glad to hear it. Before I read about pocket universes I thought it would be impossible.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 03, 2011, 06:53:12 pm
I can't think of any thing else, but other dimensions and Parallel universes. But you already know that this won't happen in hundred billion years.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Mongoose on October 03, 2011, 06:57:09 pm
Do you really think anyone will be around at the time to need to escape? :p
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 03, 2011, 07:06:55 pm
You don't know that! By then we could be like the Time Lords!. That would be awesome! ;)
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FlamingCobra on October 03, 2011, 07:27:14 pm
It depends on how prolific the human race is.

If we are a VERY prolific race then it doesn't really matter how many civil wars we have, there will still be plenty more humans in the galaxy!  :P


Also, I'm sure the shivans could find another way. And 4Chan.




4Chan could DEFINITELY find another way. :nervous:
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 03, 2011, 07:38:21 pm
I believe the human race will last that long, as long we don't come across a dangerous alien species like the Nightmare Creations.   ;7
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Enzo03 on October 03, 2011, 07:40:54 pm
Why does this remind me of that NASA guy who said that we'd... like... be killed off by an alien race because we're apparently torturing our planet so badly?
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 03, 2011, 07:48:11 pm
I laugh my butt off if the aliens are Greys.  :lol:
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Hellstryker on October 04, 2011, 01:54:16 am
Where's Durandal when you need him?
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: MP-Ryan on October 04, 2011, 12:08:33 pm
I believe the human race will last that long, as long we don't come across a dangerous alien species like the Nightmare Creations.   ;7

You didn't pay much attention when evolution was taught in your school, did you?  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Nohiki on October 04, 2011, 02:23:43 pm
A) Assuming the event will occur (there are other theories), who said we'll be capable of doing anything. What if time will just go backwards like in red dwarf? :P On aserious note, with the way humans are going (most importantly quitting on nuclear power and coal and oil running out) we'll wipe ourselves out in a resource war in 200 years (WTF Germany? And somebody finally convince Austria that our damn Temelin nuclear powerplant is OK) I seriously believe this because greed is one of the fundamental qualities of Man. Better hope we get that fusion plant to work.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FlamingCobra on October 04, 2011, 04:28:50 pm
We should have went forward with O'Neill's plan during the 70s.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 04, 2011, 11:00:09 pm
Well, Mp-Ryan, I touched Evolution subject at my school very briefly which was like seventh grade. That's Smethport Jr-Sr. High for ya. I think we'll change our resource ways in the far future. The atmosphere's change in chemical make-up will force us to reconsider our ways. Study Venus and put that on our Earth . Ugly.

PS. Keep on the subject! I'm sorry to derail!  ;)
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: BlueFlames on October 05, 2011, 05:49:27 am
I believe the human race will last that long, as long we don't come across a dangerous alien species like the Nightmare Creations.   ;7

You didn't pay much attention when evolution was taught in your school, did you?  :rolleyes:

Don't condescend too hard.  Quite a few school boards and state legislatures in the United States do everything they can to block the teaching of evolution in public schools.  While these attempts are often struck down in court, in the time it takes to try the case, several classes may already have graduated without having ever heard the word "evolution" uttered by a teacher.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Mefustae on October 05, 2011, 06:09:03 am
You didn't pay much attention when evolution was taught in your school, did you?  :rolleyes:

Don't condescend too hard.  Quite a few school boards and state legislatures in the United States do everything they can to block the teaching of evolution in public schools.  While these attempts are often struck down in court, in the time it takes to try the case, several classes may already have graduated without having ever heard the word "evolution" uttered by a teacher.

Forget escaping the big rip/big crunch, how can we escape regressive teaching standards by religious conservatives?
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FireSpawn on October 05, 2011, 06:33:17 am
Ban religious involvement in state school teaching methods?
Back on topic, if its a 'big rip' get all the old women to patch it with 'quantum cotton thread', if it's a crush...Try to find a way to travel into the realm beyond "Normal" space, that which is is either outside or behind the infulence of said crush.

P.S. Is it just me or does the 'quantum cotton thread' sound like something from KoL?
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: MP-Ryan on October 05, 2011, 11:53:47 am
You didn't pay much attention when evolution was taught in your school, did you?  :rolleyes:

Don't condescend too hard.  Quite a few school boards and state legislatures in the United States do everything they can to block the teaching of evolution in public schools.  While these attempts are often struck down in court, in the time it takes to try the case, several classes may already have graduated without having ever heard the word "evolution" uttered by a teacher.

Forget escaping the big rip/big crunch, how can we escape regressive teaching standards by religious conservatives?

Move to Canada.  :P

OK you unlucky few that had to suffer fundamentalist Christian interference in education, the point I was condescending about is the "human race" won't be around in a couple million years, nevermind a hundred billion.  We're biological organisms - we evolve - and our behaviour specifically is evolving faster than ever.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Flipside on October 05, 2011, 12:53:34 pm
I believe I've said before that before you can define the term 'survive', you have to define the term 'humanity'. They can both have vastly different meanings, as MPRyan points out, which are constantly changing.

Oddly enough, humanity stands the most chance with the third, and I believe, most likely option, i.e. Heat Death, because whilst the other two options are irresistable events, Heat Death is just a general smoothing over of energy. You need a race that is really good at manipulating its environment to shake things up, and that's where races like 'Humanity' come into play.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Kszyhu on October 05, 2011, 04:32:50 pm
Isn't reversing Heat Death a violation of the laws of thermodynamics? If it is so, reverting that apocalypse scenario should be as unlikely as dealing with other possibilities (unless you're the AC, or if I'm mistaken, what is not improbable).
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 05, 2011, 07:52:14 pm
Unless you worship the Nord Gods. The story goes in the future the mighty Ragnrarok will happen and everything will be turn into ice. So, it would like Dante's world.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FireSpawn on October 06, 2011, 12:58:39 pm
Get Dekker and Nuke drunk and give them a week.
Problem solved  :pimp:
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 07, 2011, 12:26:53 am
Heh, I hope you are ready for what my signature says.   XD
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Scourge of Ages on October 07, 2011, 01:03:09 am
I believe the word you're looking for is "nomads"
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 07, 2011, 01:26:33 am
What you are looking for is the underlying danger in my signature. Who are hunting Kyral's race? Well, that is quite the question. Dark is the answer, but quite the interesting one.  :drevil:
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FireSpawn on October 07, 2011, 08:12:28 am
Still doesn't solve the issue of the unwanted 'n' though, does it?
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Nuke on October 07, 2011, 11:03:02 am
Get Dekker and Nuke drunk and give them a week.
Problem solved  :pimp:

i would also require a loaded bong and 2 plump goth chicks.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: FireSpawn on October 07, 2011, 01:56:08 pm
Get Dekker and Nuke drunk and give them a week.
Problem solved  :pimp:

i would also require a loaded bong and 2 plump goth chicks.

If you were getting drunk with Dekker you'd have two loaded bongs, four plump goth chicks, and a plan to save (read: enslave/destroy) all of existence.
Title: Re: Escaping the Big Rip/Big Crunch
Post by: Firstdragon34 on October 07, 2011, 09:10:23 pm
Sounds like Dekker and Nuke are becoming Duke Nukem'