• Apocalypse Not Now: 2012 Doomsday Predictions Debunked by NASA
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[quote] [IMG]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qfl2ZpplfzKDI6Sit5t1iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9Zml0O2g9Mjc-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/logo/space/space_logo_140.jpg[/IMG] On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says. Many people point to the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar on Dec. 21, 2012 as evidence of the coming apocalypse, but astronomers have been quick to stress that there is nothing to be concerned about. According to the ancient Mayan calendar, next year's winter solstice marks the end of a 144,000-day cycle. This cycle, which begins at the mythical Maya creation date, has already been repeated 12 times. The 13th will end in 2012, capping a full 5,200-year Mayan cycle of creation. This date has long been shrouded in mystery, with many claiming that it will bring destruction to our planet. [End of the World? Top Doomsday Fears] Rogue planet Nibiru? One fear is that a rogue planet that has been dubbed "Nibiru" or "Planet X" is supposedly aimed at Earth. Self-proclaimed Nibiru expert Nancy Lieder, who says she is in contact with the aliens from Zeta Reticuli, first said Nibiru would cause widespread disaster in May 2003, only to change it to Dec. 21, 2012. There is, however, no evidence that Nibiru is real. "Nibiru is ridiculous because it doesn't exist — it never existed as anything other than a figment of the imagination by pseudo-scientists who don't seem bothered by a complete lack of evidence," astronomer Don Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object program office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., told SPACE.com. There is no basis for the claim that it might be lurking behind the sun, as it could not have hidden from observation until now, Yeomans said. If such a planet was headed toward Earth by Dec. 21, 2012, it would already be visible to the naked eye. Cosmic alignments? There are also concerns that planets or stars might line up in ways that will transform Earth. For instance, some theorists claim that from our point of view, the sun will cross in front of the plane of our galaxy on Dec. 21. However, the sun already does this twice a year, Yeomans said. In fact, the sun will eventually cross the plane of our galaxy. However, the sun is about 67 light-years from the galactic plane, so it should take several million years to do so, Yeomans said. Even then, when our solar system finally does cross the plane, nothing special will occur, he added. [10 Failed Doomsday Predictions] Some also claim that gravitational effects from planets lining up with each other will somehow affect Earth. However, there is no planetary alignment due on Dec. 21, 2012, "and if there were, it wouldn't cause any problems," Yeomans said. The only bodies that have any significant gravitational impact on Earth are the moon and the sun, effects we see as the tides. Tidal effects from other bodies in our solar system are negligible at best, and in any case, we have experienced them for millions of years without notice. Solar storms? Solar storms — deluges of energetic particles from the sun — do happen, usually waxing and waning in cycles that last roughly 11 years. When these charged particles collide with Earth, they can trigger auroras and damage satellites and power lines, although not really inflicting any lasting harm, Yeomans said. There are accounts of a solar "super-storm" slamming into Earth in 1859. Although that caused relatively little damage back then, there are concerns that such a storm might cause far more harm now that our world is more dependent on electronics. Yet, there is no evidence that such a super-storm will happen on Dec. 21 of next year, Yeomans said. Flip-flopping Earth? There is some alarm that 2012 could see the flipping of Earth's poles — either the planet's geographical poles, which mark the Earth's axis of rotation, or its magnetic poles, which our compasses point toward. But, there is no reason to fear such an occurrence, scientists said, because the moon stabilizes our planet's spin. The planet's magnetic poles do flip, but over periods of about 500,000 years, and not suddenly, "but over thousands of years," with no evidence of a flip on Dec. 21, 2012, Yeomans said. Even if the planet's magnetic poles do flip, no real problems would occur, other than the inconvenience of us having to change our compasses from north to south, he added. Cosmic impacts? The Earth is always vulnerable to impacts by comets and asteroids, but giant impacts are rare, with the last major collision taking place 65 million years ago, ending the Age of Dinosaurs. Still, astronomers do monitor the sky for near-Earth objects. "There are no known near-Earth objects in 2012 that present a credible risk to Earth," Yeomans said. "None, zero, zip, nada." But despite evidence to the contrary, doomsdays theorists have garnered attention, and similar prophecies will continue to proliferate unless scientists become more involved in bringing truth to these outlandish claims, Yeomans said. Mounting hysteria regarding these unfounded doomsday predictions "will improve only if scientists get more engaged in debunking pseudoscience," he said.[/quote] [url]http://news.yahoo.com/apocalypse-not-now-2012-doomsday-predictions-debunked-nasa-055304813.html[/url] Just waiting until conspiracy theorists delay the doomsday as always.
I thought that the 2012 doomsday predictions were already debunked by common sense?
I wonder if people are still going to freak the fuck out. Probably.
But it will be the end of the world for the believers, or actually the end of their lives. They will suicide while nothing is happening
[quote]Just waiting until conspiracy theorists delay the doomsday as always.[/quote] just so you know "conspiracy theorist" means "someone who theorizes about conspiracy" unless the giant meteor that crazy people think will end the world in 2012 happens to be working with the CIA to get its flight trajectory right, it isnt a [B]conspiracy[/B] theory
I thought it was hilarious back in 2007 when History Channel started going nuts over the Mayan calendar, Nostradamus, Armageddon, etc. Then, as we got closer to 2012, they started to phase out that sort of shitty programming... ...and replaced it with even shittier programing, including, but not limited to: Swamp People, Ancient Aliens, Pawn Stars, and American Pickers. Fuck you, History Channel.
You had to be an idiot to think this was true.
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;33985000]I thought it was hilarious back in 2007 when History Channel started going nuts over the Mayan calendar, Nostradamus, Armageddon, etc. Then, as we got closer to 2012, they started to phase out that sort of shitty programming... ...and replaced it with even shittier programing, including, but not limited to: Swamp People, Ancient Aliens, [B]Pawn Stars, and American Pickers[/B]. Fuck you, History Channel.[/QUOTE] NO HISTORY TO BE FOUND HERE NOPE FUCK YOU HISTORY PLAY MORE NAZI STUFF
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Too many dumbfucks have made a date of it. Something will happen, it just won't be catastrophic.
Mayans can predict the end of the world to the exact day and year? But they can't predict the Spanish steamrolling their civilization to extinction
[QUOTE=Kopimi;33985019]NO HISTORY TO BE FOUND HERE NOPE FUCK YOU HISTORY PLAY MORE NAZI STUFF[/QUOTE] Let's fuck the basic cable people over as much as we can by switching our programming from interesting history stuff to uninteresting pseudoscience and retarded reality show stuff! THEN, we'll take all our programs that are actually worth a damn and switch them over to a satellite channel! AND WE'LL STILL SPEND 18 HOURS OUT OF THE DAY RUNNING RERUNS ON IT, TOO! WE'LL MAKE BOATLOADS OF FUCKING MONEY IT'S A GENIUS PLAN.
[QUOTE=-nesto-;33985038]Mayans can predict the end of the world to the exact day and year? But they can't predict the Spanish steamrolling their civilization to extinction[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#The_Maya_collapse[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec#Spanish_conquest[/url] that was the aztec, the mayans just disappeared
We need... [img]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj94/violators_world/Fifth%20Element/co5.jpg[/img] The fifth element.
I can't clap any harder
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;33985058]Let's fuck the basic cable people over as much as we can by switching our programming from interesting history stuff to uninteresting pseudoscience and retarded reality show stuff! THEN, we'll take all our programs that are actually worth a damn and switch them over to a satellite channel! AND WE'LL STILL SPEND 18 HOURS OUT OF THE DAY RUNNING RERUNS ON IT, TOO! WE'LL MAKE BOATLOADS OF FUCKING MONEY IT'S A GENIUS PLAN.[/QUOTE] sorry my comment was about american pickers and pawn stars hopefully if you read it again you'll be able to distinguish between defending 2 shows and defending them all i might be wrong but before history and discovery started wanking over their new audience i recall history channel being NON STOP RERUNS of world war 2 shit that everyone already knew
[QUOTE=Kopimi;33985061][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#The_Maya_collapse[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec#Spanish_conquest[/url] that was the aztec, the mayans just disappeared[/QUOTE] Ah, I always thought Spain stomped around South America raping everything in sight. We spend maybe 2 days on this subject in school...in like the 6th grade.
Y2K was the only believable doomsday prediction because it had some logic behind it and it was based on the premise of human error (See: Fuck Ups). However, it still didn't happen. I'd be more likely to believe a large error on our part causing a doomsday (See: Y2K, SkyNet, ETC) than a giant meteor coming out of nowhere and destroying us all.
[QUOTE=Kopimi;33985079]sorry my comment was about american pickers and pawn stars hopefully if you read it again you'll be able to distinguish between defending 2 shows and defending them all i might be wrong but before history and discovery started wanking over their new audience i recall history channel being NON STOP RERUNS of world war 2 shit that everyone already knew[/QUOTE] That and American Pickers often picks up neat cultural things that usually have to do with American history, and they explain it as they go along. As for Pawn Stars they cover a lot of historical or replica historical artifacts that people bring in, and get historians and experts in to talk about the item. i.e. they both have to do with history
No. [b] Shit.[/b]
[QUOTE=Milkie;33985021]I'm still afraid that politicians might snap and trigger a huge military conflict. Even though I may sound paranoid, there's been a huge dick-waving contest between Korean nations and Iran/USA recently.[/QUOTE] there are 2 koreas. there's best korea. and then there's south korea.
[QUOTE=Sanius;33984938]I thought that the 2012 doomsday predictions were already debunked by common sense?[/QUOTE] Common sense is too mainstream though. [editline]31st December 2011[/editline] wait no it's not
Come 2013 were going to see shows about [i]Apophis: Doomsday Asteroid[/i], and other "predictions" associated with 2029. Even though the chances of it hitting us are extremely slim. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis[/url]
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;33985000]I thought it was hilarious back in 2007 when History Channel started going nuts over the Mayan calendar, Nostradamus, Armageddon, etc. Then, as we got closer to 2012, they started to phase out that sort of shitty programming... ...and replaced it with even shittier programing, including, but not limited to: Swamp People, Ancient Aliens, Pawn Stars, and American Pickers. Fuck you, History Channel.[/QUOTE] History Channel: Raping History one shitty program at a time.
Exactly what a government agency would want us to believe. Are you guys really going to believe a bunch of "scientists"?
Doesn't Nasa have more important things to do?
[QUOTE=Lambeth;33985717]Doesn't Nasa have more important things to do?[/QUOTE] After their recent budget cut, nothing really.
[QUOTE=Rocko's;33985749]After their recent budget cut, nothing really.[/QUOTE] They can buy noodles for their staff about once a year, That's all their budget allows nowadays.
[QUOTE=OvB;33985442]Come 2013 were going to see shows about [i]Apophis: Doomsday Asteroid[/i], and other "predictions" associated with 2029. Even though the chances of it hitting us are extremely slim. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis[/url][/QUOTE] There is always going to be something that everyone thinks will destroy us. Whether it's an asteroid, demon, or nuclear war people will always be getting overly hyped about our impending demise. It gets pretty annoying but it's kind of funny too so whatever.
I predict a mass suicide the day before.
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