[ WP ] Luck is a limited resource . So when something lucky happens , humanity gets less lucky.Now Scientists approximate that in 10 years , an asteroid will hit Earth .

They built a new clock: Doomsday II. Unlike the nuclear annihilation clock, this one gave a more exact time frame to doomsday, when an asteroid that was detected a few years ago is expected to hit earth. When it started, it showed 10 years. 
 
 We had two choices: make a run for it to another planet, or make sure the asteroid does n't hit our planet. For both choices, we had no option but to harness the power of improbability, as nothing else would supply the required energy. Transporting the entire population of the Earth-2 to another planet and setting up a colony would be extremely troublesome. Not a lot of humans survived the demolition of Earth-1, but even with the small starting population, humanity had multiplied, `` like rabbits'' as they used to say decades ago. Earth-2 now had millions of people, and bustling metropolises. More than the cost involved in transport, finding a new planet was an issue. Many were reluctant to take in humans, as we were known to destroy ecosystems at alarming rates and were also way behind in the technology race ( we developed crude improbability drives just a year ago, while advanced versions are common in most other planet systems ). Improbability drive travel has also been regulated fairly strictly, ever since the antics of former president of the galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox caused everyone so much trouble. 
 
 So we decided to use an improbability system to drive the asteroid away from its collision course with our planet. We needed to build a massive improbability reserve and use it to deflect it. Unfortunately for us, our improbability systems are crude, and can only harness a certain kind of it. Just like matter and antimatter, there exists luck and antiluck, and our drives can only use luck. Back when we did n't have the drives, luck and antiluck affected life equally. But since luck-antiluck symmetry is a fundamental law of the universe, using our drive meant that it dissipated the extra anti-luck out into the world. 
 
 Today, each citizen is expected to slip on two banana peels a day to consume some of the antiluck, so that we wo n't have to deal with cancer epidemics and natural disasters. Banana prices have shot up to astronomical levels and potassium deficiency is unheard of. Children and the elderly are required to wear special protective suits, as they are vulnerable. Artistes specialising in acrobatic falls and hurting themselves during stunts became extremely popular. Dice were loaded so that they rolled ones and twos most of the time. There was also a scheme to change lotteries so that the winners get dumped in a garbage can instead. But after the first such lottery, it became clear that it was defeating the purpose, since the losers were consuming luck. That set us back by months. We have competitive'unlucky sports' which draw large numbers as audience. The audience get dumped in a shark pool randomly during some of the events. The stock market became extremely volatile, and recession led to poverty and suicides. Many slipped off buildings and bridges and died. Millions lost lives and limbs in accidents. I hope, in the end, it would all be worth it. 

