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Old 18-07-2008: 18th July 2008 13:06 #1 
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Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting that 3 years from now, all life on Earth could well finish. Some are saying it'll be humans that set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it'll be God himself who presses the stop button...

1. Mayan Calendar

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The first mob to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things:

Building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and
Sacrificing Virgins.

Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the Earth will end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it's likely they've got the end of the world right as well.


2. Sun Storms

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Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery: our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic, and it's supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the Earth with so much radiation energy, it's been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it'll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012

3. The Atom Smasher

Scientists in Europe have been building the world's largest particle accelerator. Basically its a 27km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the Universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it's properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They're predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.

4. The Bible says...

If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn't bad enough,religious folks are getting in on the act aswell. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between Good an Evil, has been set down for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.

5. Super Volcano

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Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and Old Faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple - it's sitting on top of the world's biggest volcano, and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we're many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the Earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.


6. The Physicists

This one's case of bog-simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berekely Uni have been crunching the numbers. and they've determined that the Earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they're claiming their calculations prove, that we're all going to die, very soon - while also saying their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 percent- and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.

7. Slip-Slop-Slap-BANG!

We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that sheilds us from most of the sun's radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call north and south have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so - and right now we're about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is underway, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.


Note: This was posted just for a general chit chat. The thread was not meant to scare anyone and I personally believe that the world is not going to end in 2012. Please do not post abuse this is for friendly debate only.

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Default Re: 7 reasons the world will end in 2012
 
"Scientific experts"
Read: the mentally ill.
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Originally Posted by kayscout
"Scientific experts"
Read: the mentally ill.

agreed
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Default Re: 7 reasons the world will end in 2012
 
Wait, so which one kills us all first? Or will they all cancel out, with the layer of ash from the volcano replacing the missing magnetic field, protecting us from the super-hot sun. And then the mini black holes suck up all the ash?
 
Old 18-07-2008: 18th July 2008 13:14 #5 
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Well, hey...all those predictions about the Y2K problem came true so I guess we should be pretty scared about this as well.

Oh wait...
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"scientific experts" have allways predicted these things.
Yet here we are
 
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Default Re: 7 reasons the world will end in 2012
 
Originally Posted by Ukazi-TazZy
"scientific experts" have allways predicted these things.
Yet here we are

Oh well, at least they don't wear skinny jeans

The world will end one day. And that day is getting sooner.
 
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Originally Posted by tucker672
4. The Bible says...

I stopped reading here.
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that particle accelerator is actually being turned on in august sooooooo....... watch out !!!!

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Originally Posted by Mastermind`
Oh well, at least they don't wear skinny jeans

The world will end one day. And that day is getting sooner.

lmao ******* Off haha
 
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I hate this sort of talk, it scares me. I don't think the world will end anytime soon, even in religious aspects a lot of things predicted to happen have yet to happen..so anyway, back to watching television and pretending I haven't read this!
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Default Re: 7 reasons the world will end in 2012
 
of course the world will end in 2012, anything to get our government out of paying for the olympics.
 
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Hrm, I've got a bone to pick with a few of your cataclysmic predictions, but I can't really be bothered to explain. Suffice to say the information isn't 100% accurate, or always quoted in context.

Anywho, I quite liked your write up of the Mayans. Made me chuckle.
 
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At least we'll still get the Olympics.
 
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Will the world end before or after the Olympics ? If before some-one should tell the builders before they waste their time building something that won't be used.
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2012? 1st January 2013.
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i finally found what i need to do this long boring summer!

build a nuclear bunker that protects from the sun, the volcanoes, the winter, the religous people and the scientists.

ill get the shovel...
 
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8.Teh LOLoLoLzA Theory

Teh worlsdz goin to end cuz of de immigrantz
 
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Default Re: 7 reasons the world will end in 2012
 
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Well, hey...all those predictions about the Y2K problem came true so I guess we should be pretty scared about this as well.

Oh wait...

hahaha umm....only 3 years left, what shall i do?
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Default Re: 7 reasons the world will end in 2012
 
lol @ "The atom smasher".

This mini black hole "problem" has already been pretty much refuted, there's no worries there.

Also OP I don't know about this Biblical interpretation which matches the 2012 prediction the same as the mayan calandar, can you post this or something?
 
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