Top 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth

[Ralf Maximus]

No, this isn't one of my stupid Top 10 lists; this is an article about what it would take, energy & effort-wise, to completely destroy the earth.  It's broken up into 10 easy-to-digest slides, and includes a material list for each project.

http://www.livescience.com/technology/destroy_earth_mp.html



If anyone succeeds in destroying the earth, please post your methodology here.

[mwb1100]

Well, now with that information, I can just give the UN a call to say:

I demand the sum... OF 1 MILLION DOLLARS!

And I'll be living on Easy Street in my underground lair.  That and sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!

[Lashiec]

Here, I'll help you:

[Ralf Maximus]

Related themes: Pave the Earth, Destroy the Earth with a Coffee Can, and Chrome the Moon.

[tinjaw]

Are these ideas in the public domain or will I need to pay somebody before I set about on one of these tasks?

[Renegade]

They all seem a bit hard to do...

Wouldn't it just be easier to find a worm hole to a place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away then hijack the Death Star?