Dec. 21, 2012- The end of the Mayan Calander- End of the world?

The Mayan calanders ends on 12/21/12. So what happens then? Goodbye earth? War? Enlightenment? Aliens? Disasters?

All that means is that the Mayan's didn't have anything scheduled on or after December 22 2012. Probablly booked time off for Christmas Break.

The calendar lasted longer than the Mayans did.

It would be cooler if it were 12/21/2112.

I am 1/8 Mayan. You guys will be ok. You can trust me.

The Mayan calanders ends on 12/21/12. So what happens then? Goodbye earth? War? Enlightenment? Aliens? Disasters?

Seriously, maybe they saw no need to go further? :whoknows:

Therefore don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Hopefully the Skins will win another SB in the next few years...before we ALL die!

It is an interesting question just based on the level of accuracy they were able to achieve in predicting future solar/celestial events. Especially given the technology at the time the calendar they made is nothing short of astounding.

Their date representation probably did not accomodate higher numbers, sort of Y2K bug.

640K of memory should be enough for anybody

What's odd is that a lot of "end of the world" dates are also around 2012, and not just the Mayan calendar. But, we'll probably say good-bye to Earth because of War, followed by a period of Enlightment, and then the Aliens invade, which disaster for all of us.

And there we go!

Yes the world comes to an end on December 21, 2012, when President Donald Trump picks up the red phone and sets off nuclear Armageddon.

The calendar lasted longer than the Mayans did.

Actually, Mayans exist to this day....just not in the same grandiose fashion of their prime.

All it means is that if you're Mayan or part Mayan, you should maybe get everything done that you want done before then...

All it means is that if you're Mayan or part Mayan, you should maybe get everything done that you want done before then...

...or run up your credit cards!

Pretending that I know what I'm talking about...the Mayan were pretty smart astronomers.

Believe it or not, using their calendar identifies 21/12/2012 correctly as the date on which the Sun, on its path through space, crosses the line of the Galactic equator. So there.

The Galactic Equator?!!...well, you know those picture you see of other galaxies and they have that black band across the middle of the galaxy? well thats the equator of the galaxy. Like other galaxies, the suns motion means that it will be in line with our galaxies equator at that date. The Mayans obviously saw this as a major astronomical event.

Winter solstice suns were crucial in old times - it told people that on the one hand they were in the darkest time of the year but also that the dark winter was coming to an end and moving towards longer days.

Hopefully for them it won't involve chocolate or a man named Cortes. Just ask the Incas.

What if you had a time machine capable of sending you into the future, but when you set it for Dec 23 2012 it wouldn't work?

Pretending that I know what I'm talking about...the Mayan were pretty smart astronomers.

Believe it or not, using their calendar identifies 21/12/2012 correctly as the date on which the Sun, on its path through space, crosses the line of the Galactic equator. So there.

The Galactic Equator?!!...well, you know those picture you see of other galaxies and they have that black band across the middle of the galaxy? well thats the equator of the galaxy. Like other galaxies, the suns motion means that it will be in line with our galaxies equator at that date. The Mayans obviously saw this as a major astronomical event.

Winter solstice suns were crucial in old times - it told people that on the one hand they were in the darkest time of the year but also that the dark winter was coming to an end and moving towards longer days.

I like my theory better...

Party at my house on the 20th!

Pretending that I know what I'm talking about...the Mayan were pretty smart astronomers.

Believe it or not, using their calendar identifies 21/12/2012 correctly as the date on which the Sun, on its path through space, crosses the line of the Galactic equator. So there.

The Galactic Equator?!!...well, you know those picture you see of other galaxies and they have that black band across the middle of the galaxy? well thats the equator of the galaxy. Like other galaxies, the suns motion means that it will be in line with our galaxies equator at that date. The Mayans obviously saw this as a major astronomical event.

Winter solstice suns were crucial in old times - it told people that on the one hand they were in the darkest time of the year but also that the dark winter was coming to an end and moving towards longer days.

I don't really know much either although (I think) the first few planets will be in a line that day and many people seem to think it will cause an extraordinary amount of gravitational force.

Considering they are pretty much all gone anyway, maybe it just means they were crappy mathematicians?

Winter solstice suns were crucial in old times - it told people that on the one hand they were in the darkest time of the year but also that the dark winter was coming to an end and moving towards longer days.

Well sure all that astronomy stuff was important back then because they were growing their own food. We don't care about that now cuz we can just go to Giant and buy stuff.

What if you had a time machine capable of sending you into the future, but when you set it for Dec 23 2012 it wouldn't work?

No it would work fine, you'd just end up in empty space.

Cortez is a good example of how dangerous it is to believe all this end-of-the-world, its in the book, we're all doomed stuff.

According to legend, the Aztec leader Moctezuma believed that Cortez, and his wee Spanish army looking for gold, was their God, Quetzacoatl, returning to the homleand as predicted. Thinking he is a God, Moctezuma does nothing to stop him until its too late. Result - utter carnage and disaster for the Aztecs and central america becomes part of the Spanish empire.

:laugh:

Well sure all that astronomy stuff was important back then because they were growing their own food. We don't care about that now cuz we can just go to Giant and buy stuff.