December 21st : Othor Games

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:49 pm

I'm still waiting for the world to spontaneously combust from the last prediction made by an idiot who should be wearing a straight jacket; hugging himself.

So, no, I don't think it'll end and even if it does. Who cares. It's not like any one of us can do anything about it.

Just pick a spot, grab a cold one and watch as the world dies. That's my plan anyway.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:31 pm

I wait for it eagerly, to be celebrated as the day people stop talking about 2012.

Quite. I wonder if people really think the Mayan calendar should have gone on in perpetuity... and how they think they'd have managed that. :shrug:

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:15 pm

Quite. I wonder if people really think the Mayan calendar should have gone on in perpetuity... and how they think they'd have managed that. :shrug:

That's not really the idea.

It's not that the calendar ended, it's the fact that the calendar ended and the entire Mayan civilization vanished immediately after.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:27 pm

I wait for it eagerly, to be celebrated as the day people stop talking about 2012.

On that day we shall rejoice.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:28 pm

That's not really the idea.

It's not that the calendar ended, it's the fact that the calendar ended and the entire Mayan civilization vanished immediately after.

I think the most logical theory is that someone went back into time to erase the Mayans from existence to prevent the 2012 prophecy, but forgot to burn all traces to their calendar. They brought the Mayans to the year 14,512 AD, where they can never bother us again. THey're someone else's problem now.(or will be, in 12,500 years!)

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:19 am

Yeah I'm pretty worried about December 21st too, because all of the people who do believe the world is going to end are going to be committing suicide, rioting, or just generally wreaking havok and scaring people for no reason.

This. But are there honestly a significant number of people in the developed world that believe this? I have yet to encounter anybody who puts any weight into any Doomsday theory, this one included.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:41 pm

I hate to burst all you guy's bubbles. but the world will not end. Want to why? Because the world technically already did. The Mayan calendar did not account for leap years, so actually the world was supposed to end last December 21, in 2011. So right now we are living in a post-apocalyptic world. That world ending stuff isn't going to happen.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:08 am

Absolutely nothing will happen, but I'll still enjoy laughing at all the people who expect something.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:41 am

If something does happen you can stop worrying about paying bills and get rid of all your stress.

Don't stop paying bills though, but if we all happen to combust, you know you can look forward to that

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:06 pm

I hate to burst all you guy's bubbles. but the world will not end. Want to why? Because the world technically already did. The Mayan calendar did not account for leap years, so actually the world was supposed to end last December 21, in 2011. So right now we are living in a post-apocalyptic world. That world ending stuff isn't going to happen.

Leap years and daylight saving time are both modern inventions meant to accommodate our calendars. The Mayans used the stars to calculate their dates and was found to be only a few seconds (or whatever) off of our current day calendars. Which means they DID account for leap years and so on through the use of math and astronomy.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:05 am

I hate to burst all you guy's bubbles. but the world will not end. Want to why? Because the world technically already did. The Mayan calendar did not account for leap years, so actually the world was supposed to end last December 21, in 2011. So right now we are living in a post-apocalyptic world. That world ending stuff isn't going to happen.

You just love to ruin the fun, don't you.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:22 am

Leap years and daylight saving time are both modern inventions meant to accommodate our calendars. The Mayans used the stars to calculate their dates and was found to be only a few seconds (or whatever) off of our current day calendars. Which means they DID account for leap years and so on through the use of math and astronomy.

I have heard differently, but I do not look into the subject because I really don't care. You are probably right though.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:12 am

You just love to ruin the fun, don't you.

Indeed, it's quite a gift of mine.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:44 pm

I hate to burst all you guy's bubbles. but the world will not end. Want to why? Because the world technically already did. The Mayan calendar did not account for leap years, so actually the world was supposed to end last December 21, in 2011. So right now we are living in a post-apocalyptic world. That world ending stuff isn't going to happen.

What if whoever converted the Mayan calendar to the Gregorian calendar took leap years into account?

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:03 am

http://2012world-ends.com/index.html. Apparently some people do actually take this seriously :facepalm:

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:50 pm

welp im in my bunker
so not worried at all

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:05 pm

http://2012world-ends.com/index.html. Apparently some people do actually take this seriously :facepalm:

You didn't believe people took this seriously? There's a lot of people that do

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:03 am

http://2012world-ends.com/index.html. Apparently some people do actually take this seriously :facepalm:

Mother of God lol. The people that made that website are bonkers!

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:32 am

You didn't believe people took this seriously? There's a lot of people that do :tongue:

I know but that site looks like it took a lot of effort to make. I mean look, they even have merchandise!!!

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:02 am

You didn't believe people took this seriously? There's a lot of people that do :tongue:

Yeah, there's been several "the world's going to end!" scenarios in my lifetime that seem to be inspired by the most random of things such as the planets being in alignment, stuff like that, and some people do take it incredibly seriously. If I had a quid for every time the world was definitely going to end, I'd have several quid by now. I guess it's nothing new, though: it's one of those things that goes right back to when there were first words to express "we're all gonna die! Argh!"

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:53 pm

Leap years and daylight saving time are both modern inventions meant to accommodate our calendars. The Mayans used the stars to calculate their dates and was found to be only a few seconds (or whatever) off of our current day calendars. Which means they DID account for leap years and so on through the use of math and astronomy.

Source please.

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:11 pm

I know but that site looks like it took a lot of effort to make. I mean look, they even have merchandise!!!

Oh wow merchandise? Hahahah that's great

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:27 am

On December 22, 2012, I'm going to sell "I Survived the Apocalypse!" t-shirts.

Any takers?

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:43 pm

On December 22, 2012, I'm going to sell "I Survived the Apocalypse!" t-shirts.

Any takers?

HELL YEAH! Make sure you put a cool design on it thoughQ

» Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:19 am

I'm preparing my Black Soul Gems. When all those suicide cults are killing themselves, it'd be a shame for all those souls and their essence to go to waste. Think of all the souls I'll have. THE SOULS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfUM5xHUY4M!