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

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 700,000The 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 10,000,000Supernovae 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 14,000,000Gamma 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: inevitableEventual odds of dying by galactic doom: inevitableEventual odds of dying by death of the universe: inevitable ........................ Geo's Music: stock up! The catalog at iTunes The catalog at CD Baby ........................ Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's edition Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Check out Geo's wiki page thanks to Tim Farley. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Info says: "Dr. Plait is a Double Rockstar which is even cooler than a Double Rainbow."