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<p>Toe: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2976<br /> | date = August 23, 2024<br /> | title = Time Traveler Causes of Death<br /> | image = time_traveler_causes_of_death_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 332x677px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = Many a hungry time traveler has Googled 'trilobites shellfish allergy' only to find their carrier had no coverage in the Ordovician.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED SUICIDAL PERSON - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> This comic showcases different causes of death for time travelers through the ages based on the geologic evolution of earth, from its formation over 4 billion years ago to the present.<br /> <br /> {| class=wikitable<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Cause of death<br /> ! Scope=“col” | Time frame<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Explanation<br /> |-<br /> | Lava || Earth Forms || During the formation of the Earth, the surface was a hellish landscape of lava. <br /> |-<br /> | Asphyxiation || 4 billion years ago || Before Cyanobacteria started photosynthesising and producing oxygen, the atmosphere of the Earth was mainly composed of hydrogen sulphide, methane, and carbon dioxide. Humans need oxygen to breathe.{{Citation needed}} <br /> |-<br /> | Meteors || 3.9 billion years ago || During the {{w|Late Heavy Bombardment}}, the Earth's surface was subjected to a large number of asteroid and comet impacts, destroying much of Earth's early crust.<br /> |-<br /> | Slightly slower Asphyxiation || 2 billion years ago|| Cyanobacteria had started photosynthesising, but the oxygen levels weren’t large enough to support human life. <br /> |-<br /> | Freezing || Less than 1 billion years ago || During the {{w|Cryogenian|Cryogenian Ice Age}}, the Earth’s temperature fell to -12 degrees centigrade, much too cold to support human life.<br /> |-<br /> | Starving || 600 to 450 million years ago || During this time, the temperature was mild and comfortable, however, the only life during this time was single-cell organisms, which humans cannot eat.<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :Top causes of death for time travelers by geologic era:<br /> <br /> :Earth forms<br /> ::Lava<br /> ::Asphyxiation<br /> :4 billion years ago<br /> ::Meteors<br /> ::Asphyxiation<br /> :3 billion years ago<br /> :2 billion years ago<br /> ::Slightly slower asphyxiation<br /> :1 billion years ago<br /> ::Freezing<br /> ::Starving<br /> :500 million years ago<br /> ::Eaten by fish<br /> ::Trampled<br /> ::Eaten by mammals<br /> :Now<br /> ::Time machine door gets stuck<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Time travel]]</div>

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