End Of The World

The Ancient Mayans were one of the first ancient civilizations who had a full “working” calendar.  Now, unlike our own calendar, this calendar has and end because they have a unique system of wheels and circles on a ruler. It’s not important how it works or how many months it has, the important thing is the end date. Their end date on our calender is December 24th, 2011, or as the public’s popular name “2012.” What does this mean? Some people expect the world to end.. Exactly how…  There are a number of theories.

One of the theories is an asteroid or a comet hitting the Earth. This would cause tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.  If the Earth survives the hit and it doesn’t have so many volcanic eruptions to cover the Earth, life would be so difficult. The sky will be dark, no sunlight will be able to pass the thick dust cloud from the asteroid or comet. The darkness will confuse some of the wildlife on earth and almost all herbivores (animals who eat plants) will die of starvation, causing a chain reaction to the carnivores (animals who eat meat), almost all animals will die and all vegetation will die too.

Other theory is the Earth’s magnetic poles will flip. An easy way to explain this is the compass. All our compass instead of north will show to the south. This doesn’t sound so dangerous, we will notice the compass change and we will adjust it, right? Nope. Birds would be a little confused and instead of flying south for winter, they would fly north and they would freeze to death. Unfortunately, this could also spell disaster for humanity. All electronics on the planet would die and people won’t be able to communicate, all transportation would be shut down and humanity will have trouble transporting food. Some won’t have water from their taps because in most parts of the world the water is electronically controlled and measured.

Another theory is that earthquakes would start occuring all over the world and most of mankind will be crushed.

And last but not least, A New Ice Age. It’s not so possible, but I’ve seen it a number of times being tied with this theory. For an Ice Age to happen right now it would require some changes in the atmosphere causing the Earth to freeze. It’s not so possible but not impossible.

let’s get back on the Mayans for a sec, then we’ll start to break this theories.

The Mayans were one of the smartest ancient cultures the Earth has ever seen. Their methods of keeping track of time and keeping control of their citizens make them successful in agriculture, they knew when to plant certain seeds and when are they going to get most rain for their food. They are successful in this because of their calender they created with observing the stars, the moon and even the sun. This could mean that they knew a lot of astrology and they could know when an asteroid or a comet is going to hit the Earth. They could also know the date when the sun will erupt and that large quantity of solar radiation would strip away our Earth’s magnetic field that’s been shielding us from the same thing. Everything on the Earth would be burned in mater of hours, nothing will be able to survive the extreme heat.

Now to break the theories.

1. Asteroid/Comets. If this happens we are all doomed. Some people say that NASA knows about the asteroid/comet but is not telling us in order for us to live happy to the end. If it’s a smaller asteroid and actually makes all the dust, all the animals might die, but humans are the smartest race we know and we’ll be able to survive it, creating artificial sunlight for our gardens with herbs. If we don’t burn in lava, we will be able to survive.

2. Magnetic Poles. If all electronics stop working, it would be mater of years until they get fixed. Meanwhile, if we don’t ran out of petrol by then, we still have ways of transporting food and keeping economy in some sort of motion.

3. Earthquakes. As I said, some people will die, but we all will have a way to rebuild our cities in a mater of years.

4. Ice Age. The Earth has been through many Ice Ages. Look around you, there are still animals and vegetation outside. Almost everything survived it.

5. Solar Flare. I'm talking about a big one. Unfortunately, if this happens, there is no hope for humanity.

On the bright side, however, the Mayans were smart, but they have no way of predicting any of these catastrophes except the asteroid. I personally think NASA wouldn’t hide such a huge thing about the end. They couldn’t know about the change in the magnetic poles either, nor the earthquakes, nor the ice age, nor the solar flare. Most of these things occur randomly and have no chance of being predicted. We can predict some stuff using science and technology, things the ancient Mayans didn’t have. If all this didn’t relieve you from the fear that the world is going to end… scientists miscalculated the end date. I was able to find some info on the real end date of the calendar but I can’t seem to find it. If you find it, let me know.

That’s all I have for this.

Don’t fear any of this. It won’t happen soon. Live a happy life and don’t forget to love.