Is 2012 really the end? I've read so many things so far. The Mayan calender ends, a giant asteroid is heading for us, the polar reversal will happen, I wouldn't be surprised if the yellow stone super volcano blew up in 2012.
I just want to know if all this is a bunch of crap, or if it will really happen?
Also, don't give me any of the live your life to the fullest crap. I already know that.
2007-10-16 12:19:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No not going to happen. Similar to the year 2000 hoax, when everyone thought all computers were going to die and people ran to take their money out of banks in time. Don't believe it
2007-10-16 12:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hear ya about the live life to the fullest crap.
So, here is some useful and practical advice if you conclude 2012 is the end:
1. Don't buy a house, rent instead.
2. Extended warranties are a bad enough deal already, NO WAY should you get any that expire after 2011.
3. Show a reckless disregard for depreciation and buy the fanciest, most expensive 2011 car you can.
4. Max out the credit cards by late 2011.
2007-10-16 22:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Eratosthenes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every few years, someone comes along with another "The world is ending" hoax.
There was "the Jupiter effect" in 1986, when planetary alignment would create gravitational stress causing earthquakes, tidal waves, etc. The same thing came up in the year 2000.
When Comet Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter, it was supposed to send a giant ball of flaming hydrogen to incinerate Earth.
There was the Y2K scare ... also some thought that Sept. 9, 1999 (9/9/99) would cause computers to go haywire.
Comet Kohoutek, Comet Hyakutake, Comet Hale-Bopp, all were supposed to be signs of the end.
The year 2012 will come ... and go ... and 2013, 2014, and 2015 will follow it. I hope I'm still around, because a solar eclipse will pass near my home in 2017, and I don't want to miss it!
2007-10-16 20:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a quick tip. This question is posted at least 3 times, if not more, every single day. Therefore, before you post any more questions, look in the "Search For a Question" bar, that is what it is there for.
Now to answer your question,
- Yes the calendar ends, but so does ours - each year. We even have big parties to celebrate.
- There is no giant astroid headed toward us in 2012.
- A polar reversal takes thousands of years to happen, not just overnight. So even if that was the case, it would not mean the end of the world. It would just make navigating by compass more difficult for a while!
2007-10-16 19:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by Tony 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's just 'crap'...the Mayan calender is just another calender, the Jewish calender for example is already well past the year 2012.
The polar reversal is a known concept, because it has already happened at least once.
Their are a lot of people out there that believe it is all about them..."what's going to happen two hundred years from now?", 'well I'd be dead so there is no two hundred years from now'...the 'terminal generation' set.
2007-10-16 19:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by in pain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can never be so sure but i would best not belive it! There are so many rumors and stuff like that california is gonna fall in the ocean and all that crap but hey im still livin, so i think we should just wait 4 or 5 years!
2007-10-16 19:28:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
December 21, 2012. More info on this website:
http://www.december212012.com/
2007-10-16 20:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2012 is definitely the end...of 2011
2007-10-16 19:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by Tim C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to Mayan and Nostradamus,
2007-10-18 12:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by Uncle Under 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE END WILL COME. ERGO IT'S BEST TO BE READY SO THAT IF DISASTER STRIKES WE CAN BE ASSURED OF OUR SALVATION.
2007-10-16 19:34:02 · answer #10 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋