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vampirequeen Sun 01-Jan-23 13:04:34

Last night there was a programme about someone who thought he could use maths and computing to predict what will happen in 2023.

I didn't watch it because, imo, predicting the future is a form of infinite monkeys. Predictions are only proven to be true in retrospect and those that don't come true tend to be forgotten.

So here's a game for 2023. Make half a dozen predictions. They can be reasonable or wild....it doesn't really matter. Then, if any of us remember grin we'll come back to this thread on 31st December and see if we got anything right. Of course you're predications don't have to be specific (unless you want them to be) as the more obscure then the more chance you have of being right when looking back.

Here's my six.

A volcano will erupt in the Pacific causing loss of life.
A magnitude 5 earthquake will happen in California or along the Cascades.
Aliens will make contact.
Celtic will beat Rangers.
There will be war in Africa.
There will be strange, prolonged droughts and/or violent storms throughout the world.

See it's easy. Predict anything you like. Lets see how many we 'get right'.

grandtanteJE65 Sun 01-Jan-23 13:13:49

The Kremlin will continue to make nonsensical statements that are nowhere near what others perceive as the truth.

Inflation will continue to rise.

A minor break-through will take place with regards to saving the environment.

swampy1961 Sun 01-Jan-23 13:35:15

The postcode lottery will actually pay my address more than a tenner!!
Any Football match will never again be seen on TV!!
It won't rain in Spain!!
Somebody will actually scoop their dog's poop and take it home!!

LauraNorderr Sun 01-Jan-23 13:55:03

There’ll be a breakthrough that halts the progress of Dementia.
A cure for cancer.
A new U.K. political party will be formed by a coalition of centre left and centre right.
Megan Markle will become the presidential candidate for the Democrats in the US.
China will invade Taiwan
Putin will mysteriously disappear.
Israel will take a step too far to the right and become a pariah state.
Everton will finish top of the premier league.
I’ll learn to bake the perfect Victoria sponge

MawtheMerrier Sun 01-Jan-23 18:03:19

Apart from the Victoria Sponge, LauraN …. not so far-fetched. 🤔

Blossoming Sun 01-Jan-23 18:07:42

Life will be found on Mars

vampirequeen Sun 01-Jan-23 18:20:25

Looking good grin

LauraNorderr Mon 02-Jan-23 01:06:42

MawtheMerrier

Apart from the Victoria Sponge, LauraN …. not so far-fetched. 🤔

You’ve and about my culinary skills then Maw.

LauraNorderr Mon 02-Jan-23 01:09:22

You’ve heard about my culinary skills then. Good Lord they exceed my ability to proof read. Only just.

nanna8 Mon 02-Jan-23 03:58:04

Many of us will be catching the new Chinese Covid strain and hospitals will find it hard to cope so hospital-in-the-home will be the thing.
China and Russia will move closer together against the rest of the world.
Harry and Meghan will become even more estranged from the RF
I’ll get a new great grandson
I’ll start dieting and give up at the thought of chocolate
People will get sick of the extremists- left,right and green. There will be a movement for rational debate and commonsense.
People will start to question global warming in favour of just global changing.

JoelCrane Tue 03-Jan-23 11:10:59

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nanna8 Tue 03-Jan-23 11:13:44

Que ? Another parallel universe?

HotfootSue67 Tue 03-Jan-23 21:47:13

Hell on earth... Oops it is now !!!