# What would happen if everyone under the age of 12 died tomorrow?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 18, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336 "2016-11-18T17:18:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336/21 "2016-11-18T20:16:31Z")

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> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#):
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> So you’d get a set of people convinced that the rapture had occurred and 0% of those over the age of accountability were enraptured.
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> Mass religious hysteria results.

I doubt it. I don’t think the people who believe in the rapture would ever be willing to admit it occurred and they didn’t make the cut.

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336/22 "2016-11-19T00:32:33Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> I doubt it. I don’t think the people who believe in the rapture would ever be willing to admit it occurred and they didn’t make the cut.

↑↑↑↑  
Bawahahahah, thread win… 😃

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**Author:** ![correlophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@correlophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/correlophus)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336/23 "2016-11-19T01:11:43Z")

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Just a sudden huge influx of good quality meat for the cannibals, which can be stored for many years and consumed.

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336/24 "2016-11-19T01:35:26Z")

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The stench would be great.

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336/25 "2016-11-19T01:37:00Z")

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> [@correlophus](#):
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> Just a sudden huge influx of good quality meat for the cannibals, which can be stored for many years and consumed.

And finally, REAL baby oil!

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-under-the-age-of-12-died-tomorrow/772336/26 "2016-11-19T01:59:15Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> And who is Justin Bieber going to sell his music to???

Well, there go my hopes for a good night’s sleep. 😉

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