Synopsis

The world did not meet its predicted end on May 21st, 2011, though such an event is inevitable—not just for Earth, but for asteroids, comets, moons, planets, stars, and all that exists within our observable universe. To illustrate this profound cycle of creation and destruction, scientist David Kaplan observes the collapse of a sixteen-story building, witnessing its disintegration into new matter and scattered debris. We will also explore the parallels between a wildfire’s intensity and the igni