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Geo Audio: Death From The Skies (Lazy Sunday version)

Geo Audio: Death From The Skies (Lazy Sunday version)

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Geo and Phil Plait perform Death From The Skies onstage at NECSS
2011, calling this the Lazy Sunday version. This inspired Geo to
re-record the acoustic version that you now have. Enjoy the
newest Death!

Photo: 2011 Bruce F. Press Photography

You can watch the NECSS performance here courtesy of Brian
Gregory.

Death From The Skies

lyrics

Odds of dying by asteroid impact: 1 in 700,000

The overall risk of dying from an impact in your lifetime is one
in seven hundred thousand- somewhat less than being killed by a
fireworks accident- but still more probable than being killed on
an amusement park ride or by an act of terrorism.

Odds of dying by supernova explosion: 1 in 10,000,000

Supernovae happen about once per century in any given galaxy.
Assuming the event would cause a mass extinction killing everyone
on earth- the odds of you specifically dying from one during your
lifetime are about 1 in 10 million.

Odds of dying by solar flare or coronal mass ejection:

ZERO, but with an asterisk.

While a whopping big solar event can seriously impair or destroy
a nation's infrastructure and economy, in general it will not
directly cause deaths. We have to rate this a zero chance for
human fatality, but with an asterisk, as a nod to the destructive
power it has in other ways.

Odds of dying by gamma ray burst: 1 in 14,000,000

Gamma ray bursts are dangerous from distances of more than 7,000
light years. You would have to be in the path of a relatively
narrow beam to get hurt. Your odds of being killed by a GRB are
one in 14 million. You're about as likely to be killed by a shark
attack.

Eventual odds of dying by death of the sun: inevitable

Eventual odds of dying by galactic doom: inevitable

Eventual odds of dying by death of the universe: inevitable

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