How To Prepare For The Worst?

But countless creative people have decided they're not taking any chances. Yes, some have gone a bit too far, planning trips to the top of a mountain to ask aliens for help. Others, though, are thinking more clearly.After watching Roland Emmerich's sci-fi film "2012" an inventor named inventor Liu Qiyuan built an apocalypse survival ark called Noah. The amateur inventor hired ten workers and invested $288,000 to construct six capsules, each for $50,000.

Made of metal and fiberglass, the structures block radiation and water, he says. They're also equipped with leather seats, water and food. "Fourteen people could survive five months at sea," he claims.In England, though, many organizations view the hysteria as laughable. The AA told citizens: "Before heading off, take time to do the basic checks on your car and allow extra time for your journey."

A London Fire Brigade spokesman recommended: "Fit a smoke alarm on each level of your home, then at least you might stand a chance of knowing that the end of the world is nigh ahead of those who don't. If you survive the apocalypse you'll be alerted to a fire more quickly should one ever break out."And the RSPCA, one of England's biggest animal welfare charities, said: "Luckily for animals, they do not have the same fears of the future - or its imminent destruction - as us humans, so it is unlikely that our pets will be worrying about the end of the world.