Can we do anything to artificially induce a universal BIG CRUNCH type reaction, destroying the Universe?
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The problem is that the universe is so big and we are so small.  I een heard that if all of the nukes on earth were sent into the sun and blown up at the same time nothing would happen, except the equivilent of a solar flare.
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Big Bang is the only acceptable theory for now.\nSteady State isn't really accepted anymore.\n\nBig Crunch is a variation of the Big Bang theory that is becoming less and less accepted.\n\nFrom what we've gathered there's not enough matter in the universe to bring it back together (the Big Crunch) so therefore it will keep expanding forever.
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I think what would happen is artificial gravity.  The cat and butter toast would be caught in perpetual spin neither side allowing the other to be the one that lands.\n\nThe REAL question is...  How can we harness this power for the benefit of man.
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To the chemist no, to the physicist yes.A nuclear explosion destroys matter and from so doing releases energy.
946481
you could in theory create infinite power and with infinite power would soon come infinite energy weapon. For instance You could power every building on earth forever. Also you could create a laser that if properly cooled could destroy anything even things in other galaxies. Also you could make a reactor that would overload and could theoretically be stronger than a super nova. Basicly ultimate doomsday weapon. This is greater than 100% efficiency machine. We all would die. Basically imagine the nuke but one that destroys the universe. The power would be exponential so in a mater of days you could destroy everything once again We Would Be Dead Within 2 Years.
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DESTROY THE HUMAN RACE AND SAVE THE PLANET
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Probably a similar thing to that which happens when you reach the sound barrier.  I'm sure the light particles/energy build up and will create an explosion.
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The Big Crunch is the opposite of the Big Bang. It can only happen if things don't increasingly accelerate away from eachother as is the current theory. When all the galaxies and matter pulls together to a singular point you have Big Crunch.
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Everything started off with The Big Bang. As there is the Big Bang Theory, there is also the big crunch theory if im not wrong. During the Big Bang, the universe is formed and it is expanding. But scientific discovery have showed that the Universe is expanding at a decreasing speed. It will come to a point of time where the Universe will stop expanding and due to the internal gravitational force, the Universe will also start contracting but at a slow rate. It will be really contract really slow at first but the rate of contracing will speed up. Think it as a exponential curve. Yup... Then everything will be suck back to the point of sigularity again and when energy in it becomes unstable it will explode again thus forming the new Universe. But anyway we wouldnt be ard to witness this by then. Not even a million lifetime. HAhahah... So dun worry!
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A gas cloud needs to reach a critical density profile for it to spontaneously collapse into a fusion ball.\n\nI don't think the big bang has anything to do with the process though.
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Why not a big bang caused by devine intervention ?  ;-)
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There was a story years ago about scientists experimenting with doing this exact thing.  They had an ozone maker under the balloon and let it off.  Can't find the article now though.\n\nSo yes, it is possible.  One theory of why its not being done would be cost - can we make enough ozone to make a difference?
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You could not do this as the Earth was not formed until sometime after the Big Bang occurred.
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You would turn in to a giant star eating, planet munching, sun hugging, galaxy destroying care bear!! Don't do it!! That's not good!!!!!
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Yes, everything around us is made of protons, neutrons, electrons or photons (light) for the most part. We can't extract the energy (usually) because it is already in the lowest state possible or there is no way to get to a lower state. It is only when we give it a chance to go to a lower energy state (by chemical reactions, etc) that we get energy out.\n\nAs to whether the universe can never end....it certainly can't as long as we stay away from singularities where the law of energy conservation is violated. Unfortunately, General Relativity predicts such singularities.
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u cannt \nthats wat usama was tryin to do but he couldnt this is impossible for human being to destroy the earth that was made by God
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No - not really.  I'm working on my own, and we'd probably just argue endlessly over how to most efficiently cancel gravitons.