The world at seven billion

[Dean]

7 billion people and you, what's your number??

"The world's population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few weeks. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515

 

[Prolescum]

[centre]When you were born, you were the:
4,332,715,305th
person alive on Earth
78,853,808,871st
person to have lived since history began[/centre]

Useful :lol:

I love the BBC.

Did you ever take the music quiz?

 

[televator]

4,753,016,200th

 

[WarK]

After all, we're no more than just numbers.

edit: I'm number 4,445,902,729th

edit2: I'm also number 79,030,224,516th

 

[televator]

BTW, I'm not looking forward to finding out what the world looks like at 10+ Billion. Forget zombie apocalypse, live humans tear each other apart when resources are scarce. We already do it for oil and minerals.

 

[WarK]

BTW, I'm not looking forward to finding out what the world looks like at 10+ Billion. Forget zombie apocalypse, live humans tear each other apart when resources are scarce. We already do it for oil and minerals.

That could be interesting actually. We don't know what new technology we'll (i.e. the scientists) come up with. One thing is certain, we'll have to change the way we're operating on this planet. It seems standing with our backs against a wall could provide a perfect opportunity for that.

If we fail, well, the universe won't miss us. It's not like a society of sentient beings is a goal of the Universe.

 

[Dean]

When you were born, you were the:
5,437,780,029th
person alive on Earth
80,586,842,912th
person to have lived since history began

 

[Dean]

Here's a National Geographic video that puts our population explosion in stark perspective:



When you juxtapose this portrayal against the reality of global climate change, it's difficult NOT to reach some crushingly bleak conclusions about the human race.

 

[Dean]

BTW, I'm not looking forward to finding out what the world looks like at 10+ Billion. Forget zombie apocalypse, live humans tear each other apart when resources are scarce. We already do it for oil and minerals.

I reckon we can expect an upper bound of about 12 billion before the population is crushed under it's own weight. There are simply too many of us on this planet. And when you consider that by 2030 the population is expected to be at 8 billion, and 9 billion by 2050.... then perhaps by the end of the century our population may well have swollen to that level, provided that catastrophic climate change such as 4+ C global warming haven't driven our population down already. If so, then perhaps we will see a huge reduction in population by the time this century is out.

 

[Duvelthehobbit666]

5,208,396,470th

 

[)O( Hytegia )O(]

BILLIONS and BILLIONS

Anyhow, I'm still waiting for us to Colonize the Moon - perhaps we can make it where all the flat-Earthers can live?

 

[WarK]

BILLIONS and BILLIONS

Anyhow, I'm still waiting for us to Colonize the Moon - perhaps we can make it where all the flat-Earthers can live?

Yeah, and we should remove one eye from each so the earth would still seem like a flat disc :twisted:

 

[theyounghistorian77]

When you were born, you were the:
5,239,576,958th
person alive on Earth
80,271,059,107th
person to have lived since history began

 

[nasher168]

"When you were born, you were the:
5,478,513,579th
person alive on Earth
80,652,831,690th"

 

[ImprobableJoe]

Seems to me that I don't have much use for about 6.5 billion of you. Feel free to leave, and take your crap with you. :lol:

 

[Noth]

When you were born,
you were the: 4,884,643,056th person alive on Earth
and the: 79,720,278,599th person to have lived since history began

 

[Jebez42]

I was here 1st.

When you were born, you were the:
3,237,255,452nd
person alive on Earth
77,066,000,923rd
person to have lived since history began

 

[Lallapalalable]

Is it that time again? I remember the shitstorm people made about 6 bills. I like how the video showed a promising change of inflection after 7bil :lol:

5,133,827,953rd
und
80,110,531,274th

Edit: SInce Im out of booze and dont work tomorrow, I have found out all of your birthdays.

Edit 2: I wasnt out of weed, hindsight says sorry :|

Damn, Prolescum and Wark. Not what I was expecting. Jebez, dont know you all that well, but you win. Everyone else, GENERATION Y FTW!!! w007z! That is all.