There are random and scary facts about our world, where unimaginable things occur. For all the advancement humanity has gone through, we still haven’t touched the surface of the randomness that defines nature and the universe. Scientists, historians, economists, and engineers keep trying to explain many phenomena, but they have failed miserably, and these events have become freaks of nature.
Today, we will dive into 5 random scary facts that could skew your view of reality; these secrets will be daring and uncomfortable for those who can’t peer into the mysteries that define our world. So hold your seats, and let’s begin.
Warning: This Article Contains Elements Some People May Find Disturbing
Key Takeaways
- There are scary facts about the universe and human nature worth exploring.
- Some of these scary secrets involve creations of humanity. Here are 5 of them randomly selected.
The Secrets of The Deep
Over the years, astronomers have looked up to the skies with immensely powerful telescopes and learned the secrets of the elements that formed the universe.
Though many scientists still argue about space, physicists have created many theories concerning how we came to be with the mountain of data we collected. However, humans have not stared into the oceans.
One would think that for all the advancements in the world, humanity would have explored a good chunk of water bodies. That assumption would be incredibly wrong as we have only explored a measly 5% of the oceans.
So, what darkness lies in the depths of the waters? Do the oceans provide an answer to the mysteries of life itself, and are there creatures and forces at work that are preventing humanity from exploring them?
Though the oceans are scary, humanity’s inability to explore them stems from terrible funding, inadequate technology, scary temperatures, and a deadly pressure problem. The pressures in the depths of the oceans are so immense that an inadequately equipped machine trying to reach would instantly implode.
An example is the Titan submersible, a vessel that tried reaching the ocean’s depths. Due to its faulty design, Titan imploded in about 100 milliseconds at a depth of 3000 meters.
An Unimaginable Force
Have you ever spun on a wheel and felt like almost disintegrating? That must have felt scary, right? What if you learned about a freak of nature where not even atoms would survive the intense crushing force? If you thought black holes, you would be wrong. We present neutron stars, the tiny but terrifying freaks of the universe.
A neutron star is the leftover collapsed core of a massive star that has exploded into a supernova; these stars are unique because they are super small, around 20 kilometers (the size of a small city), but incredibly dense, about 72,000 times the density of the sun.
Now, we get to the weird part. Neutron stars are so dense only neutrons can exist in them. That’s right; these spinning monstrosities are 20 kilometers (12 miles) of pure sub-atomic material. Also, their density is so great that a tablespoon of the star material would weigh more than a billion tons.
That’s not the worst part. The scariest thing about neutron stars is they could form magnetars; these objects have magnetic fields so great that if they exploded near our solar system, it would mean doom for all life because magnetars would disrupt the force that holds atoms together. So, one minute, we could all be smiling, and the next, poof, we are a sea of atoms.
The End Of Life
The process of losing one’s life is scary and irks many people to the core; this fear is valid because all living things are hot-wired to dread the prospect of losing their lives. However, what is the end of life, and how long does it take?
Losing life is a process that could take months or hours. For the natural process, things may get so scary that a person could be traumatized from witnessing it.
As someone approaches the end, some signs occur. First, they lose weight and become sleepier, then confusion and a loss of appetite sets in.
As the end draws near, the person loses their response to visual stimuli. Then, an event called the rattle occurs, followed by irregular speech and cognitive function. Finally, a loss of consciousness sets in.
Losing consciousness could be terrifying at the last stages of life because a person in this state may still hear others and feel pain or distress but would be unable to communicate what they are experiencing. Terrifying, right?
The Void We Cannot Escape
An existential crisis is a feeling of meaninglessness that draws over someone when faced with an overwhelming situation. No thought invokes this feeling more than that of our place in the universe.
As humans, we centered our society, history, and culture around tales revolving around other humans; this made it almost impossible for us to postulate how we fit into a world where we are likely not alone. However, what if we are alone? What if we drift so far into space that even the current light of the stars becomes a memory in our minds? We are doomed to face this future.
As physicists uncovered the universe’s secrets in the 19th and 20th centuries, they discovered it rapidly expanded.
Some scientists, like Albert Einstein, were so baffled by this idea that they ignored it as some error in calculations. However, as science advanced, Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe rapidly grew.
With this realization, scientists stated that at the current expansion rate, our galaxy would likely drift far into space and become a graveyard of stars. Imagine being on a lone planet in an almost empty universe.
The chances of humanity surviving to experience this idea are very slim. So, don’t be troubled.
The Enemy We Created
Artificial Intelligence has become a household name in our current world as every brand and product ships with an AI feature set to revolutionize technology.
For all the AI movies that show how humans lost to machines, one would think that maybe companies would limit the capabilities of the advanced machinery they make, but no, many organizations have ramped up speed.
According to some predictions, AI development will reach a singularity when it exceeds the prowess of the human mind.
Some estimates put the time of this occurrence at 2045. With this revelation, many conspiracies have sparked concerning how the fall of humanity would begin when AI reaches the stage.
Before we get there, you should be kind to AIs so they spare you.
Conclusion
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