Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting that five 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:
The first mob to predict 2012 as the end of the world was that of the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that was good at two things:
The first mob to predict 2012 as the end of the world was that of the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that was good at two things:
building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone andsacrficing 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:
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 has been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it will reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012.
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 has been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it will 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 concerns, with some scientists suggesting that it's properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They're predicting every kind 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 of the size of a basketball.
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 concerns, with some scientists suggesting that it's properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They're predicting every kind 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 of the size of a basketball.
4. The Bible says so...
If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn't bad enough, religious folks are getting into the act as well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between the good and the 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:
The Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and The 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.
The Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and The 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 is a case of bog-simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berkeley University 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. The Slip-Slop-Slap BANG:
We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that shields us from most of the sun's radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call as 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 for the UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.
Facts apart, we need to wait another four years to check if these researchers are intellectual enough!
