Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 02, 2013
Transcript:
Project UFO! In 1970, the British Railways Authority filed a patent for a nuclear powered flying saucer spacecraft! English scientist Sir Isaac Newton predicted in 1704 that the world would end no later than the year 2060! Henrik May- from Germany, is a sand skier and has reached top speeds of 57 mph on a sand dune in the Namibian desert!
Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
Well, Sir Isaac’s prophecy is only less than 50 years away.
rogerwms over 11 years ago
He predicted it would not end before 1960.
upanddown17 over 11 years ago
The Bible says no one will know the day nor the hour when Jesus returns to the world and the will take His place in Jerusalam.
roscoedog55 over 11 years ago
Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan has sand skiers all summer.
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
my 69 year old uncle russell is a diarrheic alcoholic, and reaches 62 mph on a regular (sic) basis
goweeder over 11 years ago
“I predict the Earth will end in 4.1 Billion years!.********************************************.give or take a day or two
Stephen Gilberg over 11 years ago
Did he say how it would end?
rogerwms over 11 years ago
Tom: Yes, but as Newton said: The Bible doesn’t say that one cann’t know when it won’t end.
tuslog64 over 11 years ago
2060 – a long way off.In 1948 I read a review in Life Magazine about Orwell’s 1984,and wondered if I’d live that long! I have.
ColonelClaus over 11 years ago
Even without Calculus, Gravity and color, Newtons Theological writings would have still made him an important historical figure.
fixer1967 over 11 years ago
I was thinking about all the sparks flying. Start out with skis an inch thick and end up with them paper thin.
lcdrlar over 11 years ago
Personally, I don’t care when the world will end, as long as I am long gone. Who knows, when the end is near, the people may have discovered a way to travel into the past (old Star Trek episode), or have colonized more planets and become part of a greater civilization. All I know is, THIS TOO SHALL PASS."
upanddown17 over 11 years ago
Well, all I can say is we’ll see who has the last laugh.