6.5 Billion Jackpot

No, it's not lottery winnings, it's a news report I stumbled across this morning.
Apparently, at 7:16pm EST today, February 25, 2006, the world's population will ring in at 6.5 billion people.

Read the article "Planet's Population to Hit 6.5 Billion Saturday" - there's some really fascinating facts/estimations.

"Congratulations! You're the 6.5 billionth person alive today! Let's tell him what he's won, Johnny!" "Well, Bob, he's earned a life-time supply of... oh wait, he's going to be draining the earth's natural resources just like the rest of us."

What I'm thinking is, what if, in the moment that "last" child is born, 150 people die of some freak thing and set us back another 30 minutes.
Really, scientists, aren't you counting your eggs before they're hatched?