How To Destroy The Earth

Just what every inquiring teenager wanted to know. Why mess around with black powder bombs or homemade tasers? Here are detailed instructions on wiping out the entire planet. Methods include:

1. Sucked into a microscopic black hole
2. Blown up by matter/antimatter reaction
3. Pulverized by impact with blunt instrument
4. Hurled into the Sun

And my personal favorite:

5. Eaten by von Neumann machines