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7. All of that extra mass will probably knock the planet out of orbit.

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 11:40 AM

Sep 2014

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World population may hit 11 billion by 2100 [View all] FLPanhandle Sep 2014 OP

Maybe if people can adapt to a locust and jellyfish diet IDemo Sep 2014 #1

And your proposition Plucketeer Sep 2014 #8

In the meantime we will decimate every species to extinction FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #4

Perhaps also the beginning of a new.... Amonester Sep 2014 #6

That's provided it isn't slowed by climate change famine Auggie Sep 2014 #3

Ebola.... Demeter Sep 2014 #12

World Population may heat 100,000 by 2030 Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #5

If too many people are on madville Sep 2014 #21

Dick Cheney will save us. Orsino Sep 2014 #9

Actually I think we are very close to peak population Bearware Sep 2014 #10

That's my take on it as well. I don't think we'll pass 8 billion GliderGuider Sep 2014 #11

Also, poisoning of aquifers and rivers leading to NCarolinawoman Sep 2014 #14

I think peak would be more like 100 billion Reter Sep 2014 #19

You don't get to make a claim that patently ridiculous without explaining HOW. Systematic Chaos Sep 2014 #20

I've read that the planet can sustainably support about 1 billion CanonRay Sep 2014 #15

I'm not so sure of that, to be honest. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #16

Goddammit, Duggers! Invest in some condoms, will ya? Aristus Sep 2014 #17