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;{{w|Earth-crosser|Earth-Crossing}} – 2021 | ;{{w|Earth-crosser|Earth-Crossing}} – 2021 | ||
− | :Earth-crossers are asteroids that cross the orbit of Earth. Most of them remain harmless because their orbit doesn't actually intersect the earth's orbit in 3 dimensions, or for the foreseeable future, they will cross when Earth is not there. For this phrase to become popular, an Earth-crosser might have to reach the heretofore-unreached "threatening" level, rating a 5 or more on the {{w|Torino Scale}}, due to a significant chance of a large impact. | + | :Earth-crossers are asteroids that cross the orbit of Earth. Most of them remain harmless because their orbit doesn't actually intersect the earth's orbit in 3 dimensions, or for the foreseeable future, they will cross when Earth is not there. For this phrase to become popular, an Earth-crosser might have to reach the heretofore-unreached "threatening" level, rating a 5 or more on the {{w|Torino Scale}}, due to a significant chance of a large impact. As of 2014, there are no threats of that level known in the early 2020s. If the next two phrases are connected to this one, Randall is predicting a significant asteroid impact. |
;{{w|Thermohaline circulation|Thermohaline}} – 2022 | ;{{w|Thermohaline circulation|Thermohaline}} – 2022 | ||
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;{{w|Paradoxical reaction|Paradoxical Reaction}} – 2031 | ;{{w|Paradoxical reaction|Paradoxical Reaction}} – 2031 | ||
− | :"Paradoxical reaction" is a medical term for when the outcome of a medical treatment, typically the taking of a drug, is the opposite of that expected. For example if taking a pain relieving medication made the pain worse. For this term to suddenly become well known, a large scale or particularly notable case must have taken place (such as the insect-borne disease of 2019). | + | :"Paradoxical reaction" is a medical term for when the outcome of a medical treatment, typically the taking of a drug, is the opposite of that expected. For example if taking a pain relieving medication made the pain worse. For this term to suddenly become well known, a large scale or particularly notable case must have taken place (such as the insect-borne disease of 2019). Or, this and the following (and maybe the last as well) phrases may refer to the events from ''{{w|The Evitable Conflict}}'' by Isaac Asimov (and its very loose but much more popular film adaptation ''{{w|I,_Robot_(film)|I, Robot}}'') where robots, instructed with the {{w|Three Laws of Robotics}}, take over the world to prevent humans hurting each other. The paradoxical reaction is that these laws were specifically designed to, among other things, prevent robots from taking over the world in the first place. See also: [[1613: The Three Laws of Robotics]]. |
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;{{w|Desertion|Drone Desertion}} – 2033 | ;{{w|Desertion|Drone Desertion}} – 2033 |