#1

Destruction always chases you linearly at a speed relative to the means you're trying to escape from it (on foot, by car, or plane), instead of surrounding you all at once. ~ Adam
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earthquake I happend people many 100,00 in boat never plan home lost .. ~ LoveGoodbye32
They overdid the escape scenes, I agree. ~ nvidia2010

#2

Even though the Earth's natural structures and wonders are no match for the Sun's effects, we will still have working cell phones in the apocalypse. ~ Pleiades Rising
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#3

There is no atmospheric pressure nor freezing temperatures on top of the Himalayas. ~ Isis10
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#4

If everything around you is imploding and you're the only one with any flight experience, spend as much time as you can arguing about your pilot qualifications - and then navigate a plane sideways through two crumbling buildings. ~ Adam
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#5

Always do the opposite of what the Governator advises you to do. ~ Adam
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#6

Blogs can be "downloaded" and consist entirely of one lengthy Flash animation. ~ Adam
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#7

If a huge cloud of death and destruction is rapidly approaching your control tower, stay focused on the urgent task of ordering an escaping plane not to take off. ~ Adam
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#8

When the world ends, cars will randomly blow up. ~ kugen
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#9

The freakin Mona Lisa will keep smiling like an idiot through the apocalypse. ~ Eibhlinn Savage
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I knew we should have listened to Paco Rabane! ~ Eibhlinn Savage
she knows... she knows!!! ~ SainaTsukino

#10

Old white guys are racist enough to stop speaking with their kids because they married outside their race, but still open-minded enough to have close black friends and use phrases like "cramps my style." ~ Adam
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Wait, who was that again? ~ AKenjiB

#11

If the President's daughter is attractive and the end is near, you "better move fast." ~ Adam
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#12

You always heard it first from Charlie. ~ Adam
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Even though he has quotes from people saying exactly what he's saying from well before he was even born... ~ JohnE

#13

Conspiracy theorists are always right. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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#14

Always assume the price you're being quoted is in euros. ~ Adam
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hahaha. ridiculous. ~ Demonzor

#15

China has the manpower to build ANYTHING, including 8 super-high-tech, almost-unbreakable mega-ships in a top-secret Himalayan mountainside base, within the span of just 2-3 years. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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Well, technically China was the first country to have a man on the moon. :p ~ NateSean
Yeah, it's strangely believable. LOL. Compare with "Contact" where there was a lot of Japanese-made tech. Clearly any future apocalypse/ alien contact/ extreme technology material will not be made in the USA. But those scenarios will feature American heroes. ~ nvidia2010
With all the "Made in China" products we see now. I think they got this one right ~ k1ngv1rus

#16

It's always important to spread the message of reading, even in the middle of the Apocalypse. ~ HermanoBluth
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#17

Putting a $600 jacket over a dirty, sweaty outfit is good enough for access into an elite, black tie political fundraiser. ~ Adam
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#18

Dogs can hear their owner's whistles amongst the roar of a crowd from hundreds of feet away. ~ Adam
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#19

A tsunami wave the height of merely 2000-3000 metres can travel more than 1000 kilometers inland unaffected, stopping only at the foot of Mount Everest. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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#20

You can walk around the Himalayan Mountains in the winter while waiting to be rescued in your LA summer clothes without even shivering. ~ Uncle Boat
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#21

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or Siberia are not significant enough to be mentioned only once during the Apocalypse. ~ Zho
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#22

Nobody cares about step dads. Not even Mother Nature. ~ HermanoBluth
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The only character I really cared about... ~ UsernameTed

#23

Elect a black president and the world comes to an end. ~ thugz4real
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#24

If you see a tourist dad and his two kids in a restricted area, send a heavily armed unit to escort them to the nearest base and have one of the senior people on duty give them a debriefing instead of having one scout tell them to leave. ~ Adam
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#25

"Fancy machines" are no match for the Mayan's thousands of years of foresight. ~ Adam
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#26

The size of a city is directly proportional to the probability of said city to be hit by a major catastrophe. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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#27

Everything that is Russian...is bigger. ~ Manga Cheapskate
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#28

John Cusack can see under salt water and hold his breath indefinitely. ~ mannerino
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#29

US landmarks and monuments are still the first to go in disaster movies. By 2012, we still won't have realised it's so cliché. ~ Eibhlinn Savage
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#30

When your daughter's freakin out because a volcano exploded right behind you, tell her "look at my face, do I look scared?" and look as terrified as possible. ~ Eibhlinn Savage
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#31

Dogs are smarter than Russians. ~ Grayfire
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#32

Limousines are hearty enough to drive through buildings. ~ malice
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#33

When the world is going to end, stand on a volcano and watch the explosions coming towards you. Say "it's so beautiful," then get hit by a giant flying rock. ~ xXdeathnoteluvrzXx
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#34

The tires of a car are as tough as Kevlar, and won't puncture, even if running over an area filled with sharp debris. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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#35

Randy's Donuts and downtown LA mysteriously relocated to Santa Monica for its destruction. ~ Uncle Boat
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#36

Don't marry the hero's ex, you'll surely die. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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I care... ~ UsernameTed
And no one will care. ~ Sassy

#37

Roland Emmerich always saves the dog. ~ Finnegan
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#38

If a movie is about the end of the world...dont worry, the world will not end up ending after all! ~ mannerino
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#39

Africa...survived...the end of the world? ~ mannerino
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#40

You can show any old graphs and charts to a high powered politician at a black tie function and he will instantly believe they're real and set you up with a meeting with the president. ~ Danny G13
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#41

If the South Pole is now where Wisconsin was, nobody seems to worry about the new meteorological conditions in South Africa and its new position. ~ Zho
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#42

In any foreign country, it is possible to see the national landmark from any window from any building, as characters have decided to buy an apartment opposite to the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben (where else?). ~ Zho
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#43

John Cusack is a very good driver. ~ Hedgehog
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#44

A machine tool can clog a system, but the bones of a human being won't. ~ HermanoBluth
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#45

Scientists are never right. ~ vfxfan
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#46

Your seven year old daughter who likes hats still wets her bed, but nothing the destruction of the earth won't fix. ~ Eibhlinn Savage
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#47

You must always refer to the people you're secretly observing as "subjects." ~ Adam
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#48

In the brave new world, the exchange rate between young scientists and old politicians is 20 to 1. ~ Adam
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#49

If your life depends on going through a gate with a bridge, stand where it will be physically impossible for you to enter should the bridge lower. ~ Adam
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#50

Instead of building a spaceship, we make a boat. Noah should be proud. ~ Yuki
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#51

Oh god, oh god... We're all going to die. ~ neko nana mode
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#52

If you think your plane is going to fall of a cliff and it doesn't, don't breath a sigh of relief until you're safely out of said plane. ~ sc0rpii
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#53

Everybody move to the Himalayas. ~ xXdeathnoteluvrzXx
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#54

The Universe stops having it's shit fest after 26-27 days. ~ waffle
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Big universe. ~ NateSean
So the Universe's equivalent of a Monthly lasts about a month. ~ Ace

#55

When the world is ending, you still calmly avoid being killed and don't experience traumatic grief thinking about your extended family who you know is dying at that moment. ~ Uncle Boat
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I barely give a rat's rear about my extended family now, I don't think the end of the world will change that. ~ NateSean

#56

If you're not directly related to John Cusack, you're gonna die. ~ erinno
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#57

Geneticists don't think Arab people are worthy of saving. Bankers do. ~ Finnegan
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#58

Although all main characters watch the world come to an end, noone of them seem to feel sorry by the loss of the rest of their families, friends or colleagues. ~ Zho
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#59

Scientists are unable to predict the exact date of the Apocalypse but are absolutely certain that a massive tsunami will reach the Chinese mountains from a precise direction. ~ Zho
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#60

Old Russian planes are very helpful to know how continents have decided to move from one another. ~ Zho
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#61

In the newly built Arks, a cold and electronic female voice tells the countdown of meters to final impact (Everest) so that the whole cast and audience know exactly at the same time what's going to happen over the next two minutes. ~ Zho
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#62

Designers of the Arks installed surveillance cameras with a zoom lens and a Dolby Stereo sound system in the most unlikely places of the ships. ~ Zho
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#63

The world leaders have been working for months to set up a selection system for survival based on wealth and power, but are suddenly moved to tears when hearing a sloppy speech by a scientist who miscalculated the data, and then accept to welcome onboard the dozens of exploited Chinese workers (who have been living in horrendous conditions for the last 24 months). ~ Zho
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#64

If you are Russian, you can throw people up in the air 5 metres ~ Alister
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#65

RVs can outrun 700mph Pyroclastic flows. ~ Demonzor
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#66

John Cusack can defeat the laws of gravity when his trailer falls into an abyss. Even though the trailer is at a near 90 degree angle, you're at the bottom, falling off the trailer yourself, don't worry. You WILL be able to walk back up the trailer, get to the side door and grab the edge of the abyss all in one second. You will of course still be able to run after your ex-wife's plane. ~ Eibhlinn Savage
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But of course! You should never underestimate men who look wimpy. They have super powers! ~ Scotty Favor

#67

If you speak with Croatian, Danish or French accent, you're Russian, full stop. ~ sebastian
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#68

Postcard from 2013: Wish you were here in Darfur! ~ hisaishi
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I am here in Darfur! We all are! ~ UsernameTed

#69

Cospiracy theorists enjoy pickles. A lot. ~ hisaishi
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#70

Even during the end of the world, wealth is still necessary to get ahead in life. ~ hisaishi
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#71

How ironic is it having the USS John F.Kennedy smashing right into the White House? ~ Bluevoodoo
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#72

Russians can make really big planes. ~ Adam
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#73

If you need to retrieve something important, a super-volcanic explosion will wait for you to get it and will not harm you after it goes off, 'cause it's good like that. ~ Pleiades Rising
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#74

When the world ends, at least my cabin room will be well decorated. ~ ChiakiEiji
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#75

A shopping center can split in half with no one being hurt. ~ tenshi
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#76

Being a driver for a Russian Boxer has a better chance of surviving an apocalypse than being the President of the United States. ~ k1ngv1rus
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#77

Brave Russian pilotes are expendable. ~ Finnegan
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#78

Breast implants won't prevent you from drowning. ~ Finnegan
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#79

No one cares about Gordon/the 'other man' as long as the hero gets his wife and family back. ~ Danny G13
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#80

A novice pilot, despite 2 mere lessons, will fly like a Red Bull expert within only 2 minutes of sitting down. ~ Danny G13
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#81

When your plane takes off from Vegas, turn right to fly to Hawaï, then fly for a couple of minutes and you'll be able to land just a few miles away from your final destination, only thank to plate tectonics. ~ Zho
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#82

Scientists can fly, in a helicopter, from Washington D.C. to Yellowstone in a matter of minutes. ~ Demonzor
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#83

When fire is raining down from above, it will always miss you. ~ Demonzor
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#84

Although he's spent three years conspiring, preparing for the apocalypse, sanctioning murders of whistleblowers and spending billions on the the Arks, the President of the US, will suddenly decide the 'do the right thing' a few hours before the shit goes down. ~ jackflowers
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#85

When you're designing a hi-tech Ark for survival during the apocalypse, it's standard practice that the engines will auto-disable if the rear gate isn't completely closed - and *nothing* can over-ride this. ~ jackflowers
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#86

When you're rich, is good. Is very good. ~ SomeGuy
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#87

As buildings are falling down all around you and death is near, take time to notice giant doughnut rolling across the street. ~ DaMaser
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#88

Instead of paying one million euros to float around in the water, you could just quickly move to the horn of Africa! ~ thugz4real
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#89

What do overflowing teacups, the name of the protagonist's son and the Dalai Lama tolling a bell have in common? The answer is metaphors! ~ hisaishi
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#90

When they say don't panic, that's when you run! ~ hisaishi
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#91

The man's name is Sasha *snerk*. ~ hisaishi
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#92

At 29,000 feet, what could be that high up? Let's see. You built the arks in the Himalayas. Put your rocket scientist minds together and it shouldn't be that hard. ~ hisaishi
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#93

How can the government sell tickets to the life-saving ships if no one knows about the impending destruction of the Earth? ~ Bluevoodoo
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#94

How is it that Yuri can have two little fat twins and one physically fit son as a boxer? And why would you save the fatties? Take the boxer with you, he's better for the re-population's gene pool. ~ Bluevoodoo
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#95

Roland Emmerich really doesn't leave himself open for sequels. Independence Day II: Virus Protection ~ Bluevoodoo
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#96

Helicopters can carry elephants whilst enduring the freezing conditons and hostile weather of the Himalayas. ~ asperger
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#97

Cockpits are very explosive, so they tend to explode violently when a jet with no fuel crashes. ~ Pleiades Rising
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#98

The Earth can get hit with the biggest solar flare ever, and it won't cause extensive worldwide damage to every electrical grid and satellite. ~ Pleiades Rising
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#99

A room full of computer equipment can be kept cool by plain old fans, despite the intense heat. ~ Pleiades Rising
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#100

A scientist from India is actually a Bright American Scientist, and only American Science can detect and report a global phenomenon. ~ Pleiades Rising
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#101

Even if you have planned the evacuation for more than 3 years, wait till the last minute to board the ships. What's the fun in boarding, say one week before? ~ qwkslvr
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#102

Never speak to the Russian prime minister about luck in an armageddon situation. ~ Adam
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#103

Africa is the answer to all. ~ Yuki
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#104

Tie a yellow cable around some gears meant to operate a bridge, and the propeller of the ship will halt. ~ LaviStrikesBack
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#105

It's a small world. ~ beyonder
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#106

The entire earth crust can move, shift and thrash around, but the American continent will still look the exact same shape and will simply have glided down south. ~ Eibhlinn Savage
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#107

If you're the American president and you're black, you die. ~ sebastian
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#108

Multi-billionaire Russians are always asses. Their sons are worse. ~ hisaishi
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#109

The Vatican, Christ the Redeemer and the Dalai Lama's residence can be destroyed by Mother Nature. If she tries to destroy Mecca, however, the Muslims will go all fatwa on her and she wouldn't want to be politically incorrect. ~ hisaishi
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So you are whining that you didn't see Mecca destroyed? Pathetic. ~ Thalidomide Squid
Well they can't possibly show you the destruction of every and each location on earth, could they? Your comment is therefore only ignorant and anti muslim ! ~ AHA