The document discusses several theories about how the world could end in 2012, including:
1) The Mayan Long Count calendar ending a cycle on December 21, 2012, which some believe foretells doom but was likely just a celebration for the Mayans.
2) "Nibiru or 'Planet X'" and the solar system aligning with the galactic equator in 2012, though NASA says this alignment occurs gradually over 36 years.
3) A polar shift changing the Earth's axis due to melting ice caps or an unknown planet, but NASA says polar shifts occur every 400,000 years.
Mayan Prophecy Mayancivilisation Had a ‘long count calendar’ to track longer periods of time than their normal calendar because it only lasted for 52 year cycles The calendar goes in cycles or ‘eras’ of time The end of the 13 th era and the start of the 14 th will be on the 21 st of December 2012 which some believe signifies the end of man.
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However… Misinterpretation ofthe Long Count calendar is the basis the belief that a disaster will take place in 2012. However this is simply the day that the calendar will go to the next ‘baktun’ or era. For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle. The idea it means the world will end is a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in .
Galactic Alignment In2012 the December Solstice Sun will align with the galactic equator and our solar system. The Sun is half a degree wide, in terms of the solar system It will take the Sun 36 years to pass through the equator Time period is called era 2012
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Polar Shift Geomagneticreversal, caused by: Melting ice caps cause unbalance in the Earth- from both Einstein and Brown- shift axis and rotation An unidentified Planet X will come too close to our orbit and throw the magnetic field out. Solar flare, caused by extreme solar storms will affect the magnetic field.
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How Could theWorld End? The Polar shift causing mass plate shifts, causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc Collision with other objects in our solar system Alien invasions Unknown punishments of a religious cause Mass flooding
NASA Polar Shiftdisproval: magnetic shifts occur every 400,000 years (approx) The planet’s rotation can not physically change. There are no asteroids likely to kill us all within any visible range
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More NASA Solaractivity occurs every 11 years (approx). Not due until around 2014, and not major. The exact crossing of the galactic plane is not in 2012. .