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- WordsnCollision, on 06/02/2009, -2/+64It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to blow.
- lava, on 06/02/2009, -1/+29In other news, Earth has more atmosphere than Mars.
Also, is Mars farther from the Sun than Earth is? The truth might surprise you. More at 11. - niffx, on 06/02/2009, -0/+27Title scary. Article, not scary (it will take a couple billion years before it is a problem).
- Lucas123, on 06/02/2009, -0/+22It's Dark Helmet. He must have gotten the combination:
1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ...5. - jmferris, on 06/02/2009, -0/+21"Three of us who work on Earth, Venus and Mars got together and compared notes," Russell told Discovery News.
*****, and I thought I had a rough commute! - inactive, on 06/02/2009, -2/+21EVERYBODY PANIC!
- awtripp, on 06/02/2009, -0/+11The quote was "several billion years" and also on a similar note the transformation of the sun in to a red giant is estimated around 5 billion years out.
- Scrappy1850, on 06/02/2009, -0/+10amazing, i have the same combination on my luggage
- inactive, on 06/02/2009, -1/+8Don't worry, xenu will save us all!
- chinaman1212, on 06/02/2009, -0/+6I'm sure that if this were a real problem, we would know by now (since the Earth is 5B years old).
- Hetman, on 06/02/2009, -0/+6It was done by virginia tech college. Which probably does recieve some money from the government. At least from students who get government loans. And if you read the article it said that our atmosphere would last for about 2 billion more years. That is hardly fear mongering.
- acknotSW, on 06/02/2009, -0/+5Does that mean we have hit peak air or are we past it?
- mywhitenoise, on 06/02/2009, -0/+5THE SKY IS FALLING!
- ProfessorRiffs, on 06/02/2009, -0/+4*****! Even in the future nothing works!
- nukemunky, on 06/02/2009, -0/+4The sun doesn't have enough mass to become a black hole.
- sleestakslayer, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3Does this mean we will end up like the bad guy that got sucked outside from Total Recall?
- hooah212002, on 06/02/2009, -2/+5Damn Science, you scary.
- MargotCross, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3that doesnt sound like a good thing
- JAPHacake, on 06/11/2009, -1/+4Damn that pesky solar wind.
- TheInformer, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3Me too. That's the first thing that I thought of (besides pr0n).
- SirBruce, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3Give these people air!
- phosphite, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3Dugg for reading my mind!
- uskomaton, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2If this was an issue, we could always move to Mars.
- Howitzer86, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2This is a good thing. It means we won't be smothered any time soon by a constantly belching planet.
- Travelsonic, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2Rather presumptuous, eh? Who knows, maybe by then we have begun inhabiting other solar systems.
- gerrylazlo, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2And.....?
- dhughes, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2 Quick everybody hold your breath!
- nirvgorilla, on 06/02/2009, -6/+8Game over, insert coin.
- KnightMareInc, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2If the loss rate stays the same, the planet's atmosphere will last for several more billion years.
- inactive, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2Maybe so but you won't be around when that happens. Relax, have drink and lets enjoy our short lives.
- majordanger, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2This is a good thing... because the fartzone layer is just above the ozone layer.
That is why we have to protect the ozone layer. - stuffradio, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2That's the same combination I use for hitting the bury button!
- SimonWatson, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1I love how it throws around big numbers and a scary headline then gets to the end and then says "oh it's nothing to worry about it, if it continues at this rate the Earth will still last billions of years"
- MeatMountain, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1I'm glad I don't live on Earth then
- greevar, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1I will not air your ass.
- JCPahl, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Isn't he the one that put people in volcanos? He's probably behind this, too.
- offrdbandit, on 06/02/2009, -1/+2"It was done by virginia tech college."
I believe you mean Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Suck it, Hokies! - Speedy7, on 06/02/2009, -1/+2I hope it doesn't blow in my lifetime...
- greevar, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1I guess I better sell my diamond shares.
- manjar, on 06/02/2009, -1/+2And we all know how fast Mars is losing its atmosphere! Oh wait, we don't, and it doesn't really matter.
- stuffradio, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Dugg for reference that people should hopefully know.
- SteveHamn, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Buried for irresponsible Journalism. The first page/title are just an exageration to scare people and get diggs. The 4 sentences on the second page explain the truth.
Quote:
"If the loss rate stays the same, the planet's atmosphere will last for several more billion years."
The earth will be absorbed by the Sun as a Red Giant before this becomes an issue. Should have seen this coming, the reason the Earth is losing atmosphere faster than Mars is because Mars HAS NO ATMOSPHERE (okay it has some but very little). - Travelsonic, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Indeed, though I will still think towards the future / future generations, taking it easy is never a bad thing in moderation.
- eduardo2nd, on 06/04/2009, -0/+1digg is SO depressing.
- Goph09, on 06/04/2009, -0/+1Funny, this article here http://digg.com/d1sgyX states the atmosphere of the earth is NOT disappearing as quick as we thought and that life on earth has been expanded by an additional billion years
- inactive, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Maybe by getting rid of the pesky atmosphere, we'll have less greenhouse gasses to trap in heat. Maybe we found the answer to global warming! Now to move on to the issue of global suffocation...
- greevar, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1I just got back from Mars and I'm feeling a bit green.
- AntithesisVI, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Actually, doctor, the elements become heavier. Hydrogen to helium, to carbon, to silicon, etc. Iron is the end of the fusion chain, which is how we have iron and other heavy elements in our solar system to form our rocky planets and asteroids; previous, more massive, stars that were here before our sun.
Interestingly enough, it is theorized that our star is large enough to fuse most of its core into carbon, which means its corpse will essentially be a ginormous stellar diamond. - inactive, on 06/03/2009, -0/+1Earth gains (IIRC, probably not but the sums are near what is known) 24k tons of matter each year and most of this is water ice. It loses about 20% of that so the net gain is 60%.
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