2007-11-16 11:11:56 · 19 answers · asked by gapeach062006 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Same question as what will happen in 2013, 2014, 2015, etc... :)
2007-11-16 11:33:36 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy ♥ - semi retired :) 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Venus will pass in front of the Sun on June 6, the last chance to see a transit of Venus for over a century. There will be solar eclipses on May 20 and November 13, and lunar eclipses on June 4 and November 28. Those are the only major astronomical events predicted for 2012.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention. The world will not end on December 21.
2007-11-16 19:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2012 is sometimes claimed to be a great year of spiritual transformation (or apocalypse). Many esoteric sources interpret the completion of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count of the Maya calendar (which occurs on December 21 by the most widely held correlation) to mean there will be a major change in world order.
Accordingly, several eclectic authors claim that a major, world-changing event will take place in 2012:
The 1995 book The Mayan Prophecies linked the Maya calendar with long-period sunspot cycles.
The book 2012: Mayan Year of Destiny claims the Maya may have been instructed in their wisdom by disembodied entities from Orion and the Pleiades. Contact was maintained through shamanic rituals conducted in accordance with the movements of planets and stars. However, some Mayan priests living and working in Guatemala assert that there is no legitimacy to this theory.
The 1997 book The Bible Code claims that, according to certain algorithms of the Bible code, a meteor, asteroid or comet will collide with the Earth.
The book The Nostradamus Code speaks of a series of natural disasters caused by a comet (possibly as above) that will allow the third Antichrist to disperse his troops around the globe under the guise of aid in preparation for a possible nuclear war, although in the strictest sense it is unspecific as to nuclear war or some other natural or man caused destruction.
The book The Orion Prophecy claims that the Earth's magnetic field will reverse.
The 2005 book Beyond 2012: Catastrophe or Ecstasy by Geoff Stray reviews several theories, prophecies and predictions concerning 2012 and finds where authors have used faulty information or have bent the truth to fit their theories.
The 2006 book 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl by Daniel Pinchbeck discusses theories of a possible global awakening to psychic connection by the year 2012, creating a noosphere.
The 2007 book Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation into Civilization's End by Lawrence Joseph does not make any specific new predictions, but it reviews a number of 2012 predictions made by various sources, and presents arguments for the possible existence of dangerous positive feedback loops involving solar storms, Earth's magnetic field, cosmic rays, hurricanes, global warming, earthquakes, and supervolcanoes that may be on the verge of erupting.
Other prophecies and apocalyptic writings and hypotheses for this year include:
Terence McKenna's mathematical novelty theory suggests a point of singularity in which humankind will go through a great shift in consciousness.
Some proponents of a peak oil catastrophe place major events in 2012. Richard C. Duncan's book The Peak of World Oil Production and the Road To The Olduvai Gorge claims that the Olduvai cliff will begin and permanent blackouts will occur worldwide. Several studies predict a peak in oil production in or around 2012. [13][14][15]
Some alien-enthusiasts (e.g. Riley Martin), along with some new-agers, believe 2012 to correspond approximately with the return of alien "watchers" or "caretakers" who might have helped the first human civilizations with developing their technology and may have been waiting for us to reach a higher level of technological and/or social advancement. Beliefs range from the extra-terrestrials having benevolent purposes — such as to help human society evolve — to malevolent purposes — such as enslavement of mankind and/or manipulation.
There is a Hindu following indicating the appearance of an Avatar (God in human form) with God-like powers who will herald a new age. A website to this effect appears at: End of the World 2012
2007-11-19 21:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 2012, everyone who has asked this question will be forced to read EVERY question asked about what will happen in 2012.
No seriously, in 2012, a group of Mayans will emerge from the dense jungle of central America and will announce that to stave off the end of the world, they are adding 48 million years to their calendar...
No seriously, in 2012, Nostradamus will rise from his grave and proclaim loudly in French that all of his quatrains were misinterpreted and that the first one won't come true until 2013.
No seriously, in 2012, the reall Y2K bug will strike all computers and leave us scrambling to find pencils, paper and mechanical adding machines. That bug will be named YMMXII.
No, seriously, in 2012, a giant asteroid will strike a planet full of dinosaurs, in a galaxy far far away.
No, seriously, in 2012, the Maytag repairman will be inundated with service call requests from legions of housewives with 60 year old washing machines.
No, seriously, in 2012, the Supreme Court will finally rule on the winner of the 2008 presidential election, which Mikey Nostradamus says will end in a tie....or was that 2000...no, forget it, those predictions don't start until 2013..
No, seriously, Dick Clark, after his most recent facelift, will announce the upcoming American Bandstand '13. While showing that he can still move out on the dance floor, he'll pull a muscle and be confined to a wheelchair until he turns 30.
No, seriously, in 2012, my mortgage will be paid off and I can refinance the house for another 30 years. I plan to use the money to escape to Mars for a decade or so, until the 2012 calamities have all settled down.
No, seriously, in 2012, Neil Armstrong will finally come out and admit that he DIDN'T land on the moon, but faked it in a studio located near the northern polar ice cap on Mars.
No, seriously, in 2012, the organizers of the London Olympics, having interpreted Nostradamus's dire warning as happening after the last race of the games, will extend the marathon to a distance of 47000 miles, the magical number set by the Mayan calendar makers to jump the gap between their old calendar and the new one that's due out in 2014.
No, seriously, in 2012 all of our worst nightmares will come true. The Chicago Cubs will win the World Series.
No, seriously, in 2012, the television writers strike will end and new programming will begin for the first time in seven years. The first new show on will be "2012 - End of the World". During that show, expect to see live appearances by Mikey Nostradamus and the Mayan calendar makers..
No, seriously, in 2012, global warming will have melted every piece of ice in the world, including the ice cubes in your refrigerator. Angry crowds will be fighting for Kevin Costner's "Waterworld" boat.
No seriously, in early 2012, the world will convert to the Jewish calendar which begins it's year of 5773 in October. At that point, all the prophecies concerning 2012 will fail because 2012 will have been 3700 years ago.
No, seriously, in early December 2012, a group of San Francisco hippies, smoking medicinal pot while sitting in a circle and singing "Give peace a chance" will turn the tide of impending doom and save the planet for a future disaster.
No, seriously, in 2012 Congress will vote on a resolution denouncing the upcoming end of the world, then adjourn for their Christmas vacation.
No, seriously, in 2012, Barry Bonds will hit his 1000th home run from a wheel chair with asterisks painted on the hubs of the wheels.
No, seriously, in 2012, Jesus will send the angel Gabriel to announce that the real end of the world will be in 2014 when the US government runs out of money to pay social security recipients.
No, seriously, in 2012, Gandalf will sail back into New York harbor from the Grey Havens and challenge the original Mayan calendar makers to a no-holds-barred smackdown in Wrestlemania. The winner gets to decide what to do with the planet. The match will be disrupted when Frodo attempts to throw the ring into a lake of fire.
No, seriously, in 2012, I'll be finished with these "No, seriously's".......Then I can start on the "End of the World -2016 version"
2007-11-16 19:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by David Bowman 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In 2012 you will start wondering what will happen in 2016
2007-11-16 19:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by Geoffrey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing! Now stop with the 2012 questions!!!! vbdfiwbfdekwbdfksdf
2007-11-16 19:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing unusaual at all! I have answered this same question 50 times. it is only the end of a mayan calendar cycle, just as 2000 ended a decade, a century and a millennium.
2007-11-16 19:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Strangely enough, my Nation Guard contract ends.
Mainly, all those Aztecs and Mayans out there will have to buy a new Calendar!
2007-11-16 19:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by John S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is thought that on December 21, 2012 the solar system will be in the center of the universe in the center of the universe there is a black hole. The black hole will cause the earth to shift so that our north pole would be at the equator which will cause major calamity
2007-11-16 21:23:41 · answer #9 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Aztec/Mayan? calendar ends but it means nothing except they expected plenty of time to deal with their Y2K12 problem before it became a problem.
2007-11-16 19:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋