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Old 17-10-09, 12:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default World To End 11.11 21st December 2012

7 reasons the world will end in 2012

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. :shoc ked:: shocked:: shocked:

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Heres me worrying about Nagra 3,maybe my Krypt will see us all out
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yep, new red cards are the least of our worrys!
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yep, new red cards are the least of our worrys!
Who do you reckon will get us first Richard Branson or Mother Nature ?
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Hi

Well thats a few different predictions pointing to the same thing so I`l stop worrying about N3, Iptv, 3.7 wether I`l be abe to get the arnet 800 hd when new stocks arrive instead I`l start planning a few holidays and max my credit cards out on these and enjoy next couple of years and wait for the big bang.

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yeah, we've not got time for tv, we've only got 2-3 yrs to live!
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Hi

Well I was just going to try me hand at this coding mallarky but wont be bothering now as Im going to be off cable scene now while Im off on round the world trip.

Does anybody want to buy my gear cos I`l need some dosh to finance said trip even with credit cards.

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Story of my life, just bought a 50 year timeshare, for 1 week in the north of spain in february, and I've just signed up for the Readers Digest "Every bestseller in the world" series, not to mention the De Agostini Build a car bi weekly magazine.

Next you'll all be telling me that Santa is going to bring me a new viewing card.
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dont worry folks, the end of the world will be when liverpool fc are relegated. we have got 6 months to live!!! according to the gospel of st wasp! that is...
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