~Sciencey Conversations~

While driving home from Tae Kwon Doe last night...

Eamon:  "Did you know that the sun is going to burn out in a thousand years?"

Me:  "Really?  A thousand years, huh?  How do you know?"

Eamon:  "A book."

Me:  "Wow."

Eamon:  "Yep, and nothing on the earth can live for more than a day if the sun is gone!"

Me:  "Yeah, I've heard that."

Eamon:  "So then in nine billion years, when the sun implodes..."

Me:  "Wait!  A few minutes ago you said it only had a thousand years left but then you just said nine billion?"

Eamon:  "Well, it's either a thousand years or nine billion years.  I can't remember."


And this is why you shouldn't base your apocalypse plans on the word of an 8 year old...  ;)