Myans say the end of the world........... probably nothing.
2007-07-11 10:04:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Well, it will be a leap year. So: "an extra day" will happen.
We will probably have found new ways of denying that we are destroying our environment, but we do that every year, so nothing special there for 2012.
Let's see.
If you use the old Mayan calendar, on December 21, 2012, it will be the end of the present 'long count' and the beginning of a new one. This could be as "exciting" as going from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000 (remember? that is when all computers blew up, killing off the human race). I'm sure some people will use that to scare other people, just as they did with Y2k.
There will be a total solar eclipse on November13 (a Tuesday), visible from Australia. Good excuse to visit there. However, I was already planning on going to Australia in June of 2012 to see Venus pass in front of the Sun. I don't know if I'll be able to afford 2 trips there the same year. I'll probably go to Alaska or Yukon for the Venus transit.
What else.
There will be 13 Full Moons in 2012. But then, we are having that in 2007 and again in 2009. So, not that special.
Ah. Yes. I know. Someone will start the rumour that the Moon landing was faked. What? You say that someone already tried that? Drat.
2007-07-11 10:23:42
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answered by Raymond 7
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I don't think there will be any 'big changes' ... although it is in 2012 that the 'Mayan perpetual calender' won't be 'effective' any more. I base this 'thought' on the following reasons:
The Mayans were an 'ancient culture' from a time before we had all the 'technology' we have today ... and while it is AMAZING that they 'invented' a 'perpetual calender' that did 'work' for many hundreds of years, the FACT that it is going to 'stop working' in 2012 is not 'surprising' ... our planet travels in an 'oval' around the sun, and turns in APPROXIMATELY every 24 hours. In actuality, though, there is a 'fraction of a second' difference EVERY YEAR ... and I think THAT is the only reason why the Mayan calender 'stops working' and not some bit 'esoteric, supernatural' ending is going to happen then. It's just not 'reasonable' to assume the Mayans could 'look that far into our future' ...
Remember 1984? There's a 'book' by that title, written in the 1920-30s ... it's STILL a good book, and still 'relavent' even though the year is now 2007 ... but the 'difference' is that the 'book' was KNOWN to be 'fiction' and the calendar just 'happened to work for a very extended period of time.'
2007-07-11 10:09:48
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answered by Kris L 7
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Did anyone think that maybe, just maybe. That in ancient times when the Mayans made the calander some really smart mayan did all that math and he did up his calendar and then when he had done a few thousand years he said "Well I think thats far enough"
Maybe its not the end of the world but just the end of the calendar, any modest man would have known that his culture would not have lasted that long anyway.
I dont know just my take on it.
2007-07-13 18:27:08
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answered by Jon W 1
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its just another year i don't think much will happen such as 666 or the past 777 what was the good luck in 777 did someone win a million dollars from the lotto NO or 666 did something happen did the world explode NO so nothing will happen on 2012 and plus i will graduate from high school.....in 3 more years....
2007-07-11 10:06:57
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answered by Anonymous
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According to Wikipedia a whole heck of a lot!
January
January 15 — Presidential elections in Finland
January 23 — Chinese New Year and scheduled new moon. [1] This time of year is associated with the Water-Dragon in Chinese astrology. [2]
January 31 — 433 Eros, the second largest Near Earth Object on record (size 13x13x33 km) is expected to pass Earth at 0.1790 astronomical units (~16.647 Million Miles). NASA studied Eros in the NEAR Shoemaker probe launched February 2000. [3]
February
February 5 — Super Bowl XLVI will be played.
February 6 — If she is still on the throne, Elizabeth II will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. A series of festivities across the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations will likely run throughout the year.
April
April 1 — The United States Census of 1940 is released to the public.
April 17 — The United States will cede control of the military of the Republic of Korea after 50 years of control.
May
May 20 — Annular solar eclipse, a Sunday.
French Presidential election (if the incumbent's term had normally finished in May).
May - Irish general election due to be held if the current government remains in office for a full term.
June
June 6 — Second and last solar transit of the planet Venus of this century; the next pair is predicted to occur in 2117 and 2125 (see Transit of Venus, 2012).
June 9–July 1 — 2012 European Football Championship will be played in Poland/Ukraine.
July
July 1 — The first possible government in Hong Kong elected by Universal suffrage take office.
July 1 — Presidential Elections in Mexico
July 27 — Opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics begins in London at 7:30 pm UTC, or 8:30pm BST. [4]
August
August 12 — Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, a Sunday.
August 29 — Start of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
September
September 9 — Finish of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
October
October 19 — at 1:36 UTC, the Earth will be home to 7 billion people, according to the US Census Bureau. [5] [6]
November
November 6 — United States presidential election, 2012
November 6 — United States Senate elections, 2012
November 6 — United States House of Representatives election, 2012
November 6 — Puerto Rico general election, 2012
November 13 — Total solar eclipse (visible in northern Australia and the South Pacific).
December
December 3 — Jupiter oppositions.
December 31 — Expiration of the Kyoto Protocol.
Unknown dates
The Replacement Eastern Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open to traffic, replacing the old Eastern cantilever span that was damaged in the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989, almost a quarter century (23 years) after the span was damaged [7].
India's 11th Five-Year Plan (2007–2012) ends and the 12th one (2012–2017) starts.
The United Kingdom plans to complete 5-year process to cease analogue television broadcasts region-by-region, with Meridian Broadcasting, ITV London, Tyne Tees Television and UTV being the last areas to switch off analogue [8].
Australia and Ireland plan to cease analogue television broadcasts.
One of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers will enter service, possibly named HMS Queen Elizabeth.
This is the year when California's ban on the production of foie gras is scheduled to take effect.
NASA's new Orion spacecraft is scheduled to become fully operational for International Space Station support flights.
China plans to launch the Kuafu spacecraft
Freedom Tower in New York City: Construction is scheduled to be finished by 2012 at the latest.
Sight & Sound magazine will conduct its Top Ten Films of All-Time poll for the seventh decade since 1952.
The Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel is set to be completed, 17 years behind the original plan.
The Canberra class light aircraft carriers/large amphibious ships, the largest ships ever to be operated by the Royal Australian Navy, are planned to be in service by 2012.
NASA predicts that the Sun will also reverse its own magnetic poles during 2012 as result of reaching the end of the current 11-year sunspot cycle.[9]
The Canadian Navy receives the delivery of the first Joint Support Ship.
In 2012, asteroid 2004MN4 comes into view again to recalculate odds of impact.
Charles Manson will be eligible for a parole hearing again
2007-07-11 10:13:37
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answered by Steven B 2
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Considering that 2012 is only 5 years away, I don't see much of the change you are thinking.... Whats new from 5 years ago? Not much.
2007-07-11 10:04:55
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answered by bittersweet 5
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I'll be 5 years older and probably living in another state.
And hopefully at Level 35.
2007-07-11 10:09:32
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answered by Ruthinia 6
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the bush administration will turn America into a dictatorship and attack anyone with oil. then zombies will come and kill off 1/3 of the population.
2007-07-11 10:08:16
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answered by thesourman92 1
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Hello...
Nice to meet you.
The world as we know it will end in November of 2008
if Hillary Clinton is elected President of the USA.
2007-07-11 10:41:59
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answered by zahbudar 6
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i know that in 2012 there is supposed to be a really awesome looking mustang comming out. i read it in a car mag. while i was in the waiting room for and x-ray
ha ha ha lol
2007-07-11 10:05:42
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answered by Random is my passion 4
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