Back In 1960, Scientists Predicted the World Would End . . . *Today*
Back In 1960, Scientists Predicted the World Would End . . . *Today*
If you’re hearing this transmission: The Earth is still spinning.
Today is Friday the 13th . . . the THIRD one we’ve had in 2026. But apparently, some people believe this could also be our LAST one . . . ever.
Way back in 1960, a physicist at the University of Illinois published a study predicting that the world’s population would grow so fast, that humanity would eventually be “squeezed to death.” (No, not even running out of food and starving . . . literally death by mosh-pit, I guess.)
And he put a date on it: November 13th, 2026. Today. (Well this is awkward.)
The prediction was based on a mathematical formula, suggesting the human population would keep accelerating until it essentially reached INFINITY. And it became mainstream enough that in 1960, the “New York Times” ran the headline: “A physicist has put a definite date on Doomsday.”
Obviously, we never got there . . . yet, at least . . . even if it seems like EVERYONE is on the roads today.
The physicist didn’t account for things like birth control, advancing healthcare, changing family sizes, higher educational attainment, the insane cost of diapers, and . . . you know . . . a global pandemic.
The equation said the number of humans on Earth would reach more than 25 billion by 2020, and rapidly escalate out of control from there.
Today, the world’s population is around 8.3 BILLION, and growth is actually slowing down. More than half the world’s countries now have birth rates below replacement level.
So the world PROBABLY won’t end by midnight (at least by over-population) . . . but if it does, at least we won’t have to worry about Christmas shopping or who to invite over for Thanksgiving.
