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monster · 2011-01-04, 00:34

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic

The fact that people seriously buy this end-of-the-world nonsense really doesn't give me much hope for the long-term survival of the human race.

Meh.

A sharp worldwide decline in birthrates might cause some concern in the long-term survival of the human race.
A belief (even if misguided) in something that would otherwise be a non-issue is a non-issue in itself, as far as I'm concerned.

GundamFan0083 · 2011-01-04, 00:36

Look at the bright side.
Many, if not most, of these conspiracy theories and doomsday scenarios make for excellent (sometimes cheesey) Sci-Fi and Horror stories, so there is a positive element to these types of crazy theories.

Asuras · 2011-01-04, 00:37

2012 was pretty wicked.

GN0010 Nosferatu · 2011-01-04, 00:42

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Originally Posted by Asuras

2012 was pretty wicked.

I saw it twice!

Vexx · 2011-01-04, 00:43

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic

The fact that people seriously buy this end-of-the-world nonsense really doesn't give me much hope for the long-term survival of the human race.

Ah, end of the world predictions have been around for a couple of thousand years at least (and maybe since humans started telling stories) - and yes, you can rarely go wrong underestimating the clue-factor of large groups of people.

Great Prophet Zarquon... any moment now.

Asuras · 2011-01-04, 00:46

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Originally Posted by Vexx

Great Prophet Zarquon... any moment now.

Should I be concerned?

Mr_Paper · 2011-01-04, 00:48

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Originally Posted by Asuras

Should I be concerned?

No more than you should be about rapturists.

Asuras · 2011-01-04, 00:50

I'm going to let this go.

If there was a choice of how to end the world, what would you choose?
I'd vote for a solar nova. It'd be like *Flash* "Oooooooo" and then *boom* Earth explodes.

Vexx · 2011-01-04, 00:56

Google is your friend

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zarquon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...axy_characters

Asuras · 2011-01-04, 01:02

HA! I love peoples imagination.

What I'd love to see happen during the apocalypse is something along the lines of:

Spoiler for size:

but have him ultimately fail in his goal to save humanity. Because we're impossible to fix, obviously.

GundamFan0083 · 2011-01-04, 01:17

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Originally Posted by Asuras

Because we're impossible to fix, obviously.

As Monty Python hilariously pointed out.

GN0010 Nosferatu · 2011-01-04, 02:49

I actually like to think something will happen in 2012. I'm no way rooting for a disaster, but something that changes the world.

bhl88 · 2011-01-04, 03:07

Yeah...
And then suddenly:

Loose Christian Group: The world will end in May 21, 2011!
Everyone: ....

I enjoyed 2012... But no movie for 2011.

Lady Aranel · 2011-01-04, 16:04

Did anyone watch Stargazing: Live? (UK)

http://sunearthday.gsfc.nasa.gov/2010/TTT/70.php

Not quite the end of the world... but it could cause huge problems if it ever does happen!

Solar plasma could affect Earth's magnetic field (our technology) and cause a possible "global blackout" some time in the future. A blackout actually happened in 1859:

"150 years ago, the sun let loose a powerful superstorm - can it happen again?
"She ran screaming down the street, unable to contain her terror as night was turned into hideous crimson daylight…communications networks failed and equipment burst into flame…a bustling city lost power, trapping thousands of people inside elevators…satellites malfunctioned and in an instant millions of people lost touch with critical services, doctors and children.""

"The ozone layer was instantly reduced by 5%, and would take several years to recover. The rest of Earth's magnetic field in the night-side became a complex, tangled mass of field lines trying to sort themselves out across a trillion cubic kilometers of space.

The magnetic upheaval in space, utterly invisible to the human eye, continued for a day or more, while from the ground spectacular aurora were seen as far as the equatorial climates of Central America and Bombay, India. In its wake, the Van Allen belts vanished as did Earth's entire plasmasphere, raining energetic particles into the upper atmosphere causing crimson-red aurora worldwide."

Interestingly the next superstorm predicted is 2010-2012!

"The year would be close to sunspot maximum, sometime between 2010 and 2012. The most favorable months would be March or September during the Equinoxes. A large, angry-looking sunspot would be transiting the solar meridian with many astronomers worried in the days leading up to the event. Perhaps a few baby X-10 flares and a dozen more X-1 flares would signal the hopelessly tangled magnetic conditions running amuck. Each flare would cause notable short-wave blackouts."

Unlikely to be a definite event... but it would be a coincidence if it did occur 2012...

Kafriel · 2011-01-04, 16:39

Hmm, solar flares aren't really a natural disaster, and messing up the earth's magnetic field is a possibility, but even then only a transient effect. Earthquakes are more trouble...but if one does occur in 2012, be sure that people will get a job as doomsayers

Raiga · 2011-01-04, 18:40

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Originally Posted by bhl88

Yeah...
And then suddenly:

Loose Christian Group: The world will end in May 21, 2011!
Everyone: ....

I enjoyed 2012... But no movie for 2011.

Saw some of those nutjobs in the subway station. I was like, "What, couldn't wait for 2012?"

Lady Aranel · 2011-01-04, 19:25

Hmmm *facepalm blush* I guess! ... It's going to be interesting, although most think it's absolute rubbish, there's still this anguish of nothing, that's something. What if a natural disaster does occur 21/12/2012? Will it be a coincidence or a "I told you so!" I wonder

Mr_Paper · 2011-01-04, 19:40

Anything could happen on that day and the people that believed will exclaim "told you so!" It could be utterly mundane and entirely unimportant like a solar flare or passing asteroid/comet but they will still pronounce it as important.

On the flip side, I would bet, even if nothing happens that day that is not an act of man, they will still exclaim "told you so!"

After all, people still believe in the Bible Code and the prophecies of Nostradomus.

2012... not an issue, the date to be wary of is 5.5/Apple/26.

Qikz · 2011-01-04, 21:05

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Originally Posted by Vexx

Actually, "Y2K" was not bullshit, but uncounted numbers of programmers and techs worked very hard to ensure very little happened. This
"Mayan issue" is fundamentally different - it isn't a technical problem, its a pseudo-science malarkey problem. It makes for great science fiction or horror fantasy as Cthulhu rises from the water depths... but it doesn't even jibe with what the MAYANS say about the date and basically they say it just wraps around to zero like a computer counter.

Not trying to go off topic, but wasn't Y2K just a problem due to the way coding works and the date literally didn't exist or something? Like, I remember my Windows 95 Computer broke on that night and wouldn't boot, I think it's down to how the internal clocks were built and it didn't know how to roll forward to the year 2000 or something?

ttdestroy · 2011-01-05, 03:01

If the end of the world comes I hope it's an awesome disaster, like zombies, big effing meteors, or a technological singularity. That way the human race can at least go out in a blaze of glory.

Climate change or crop failure would be a dumb way to die.....

2011-01-04, 00:36	Link #202
GundamFan0083 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: classified	Look at the bright side. Many, if not most, of these conspiracy theories and doomsday scenarios make for excellent (sometimes cheesey) Sci-Fi and Horror stories, so there is a positive element to these types of crazy theories. __________________

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Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	2012 was pretty wicked. __________________

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Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	I'm going to let this go. If there was a choice of how to end the world, what would you choose? I'd vote for a solar nova. It'd be like Flash "Oooooooo" and then boom Earth explodes. __________________

2011-01-04, 00:56	Link #209
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	Google is your friend http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zarquon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...axy_characters __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2011-01-04, 01:02	Link #210
Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	HA! I love peoples imagination. What I'd love to see happen during the apocalypse is something along the lines of: Spoiler for size: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/obBX8vDUIHI">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> but have him ultimately fail in his goal to save humanity. Because we're impossible to fix, obviously. __________________

2011-01-04, 02:49	Link #212
GN0010 Nosferatu Where's the monoeye? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hargenteen Age: 35	I actually like to think something will happen in 2012. I'm no way rooting for a disaster, but something that changes the world.

2011-01-04, 03:07	Link #213
bhl88 Otaku Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Unseen Horizon	Yeah... And then suddenly: Loose Christian Group: The world will end in May 21, 2011! Everyone: .... I enjoyed 2012... But no movie for 2011. __________________ OS-tan Collections (temporary): https://discord.gg/Hv2rBs3

2011-01-04, 16:04	Link #214
Lady Aranel Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: by the sea	Did anyone watch Stargazing: Live? (UK) http://sunearthday.gsfc.nasa.gov/2010/TTT/70.php Not quite the end of the world... but it could cause huge problems if it ever does happen! Solar plasma could affect Earth's magnetic field (our technology) and cause a possible "global blackout" some time in the future. A blackout actually happened in 1859: "150 years ago, the sun let loose a powerful superstorm - can it happen again? "She ran screaming down the street, unable to contain her terror as night was turned into hideous crimson daylight…communications networks failed and equipment burst into flame…a bustling city lost power, trapping thousands of people inside elevators…satellites malfunctioned and in an instant millions of people lost touch with critical services, doctors and children."" "The ozone layer was instantly reduced by 5%, and would take several years to recover. The rest of Earth's magnetic field in the night-side became a complex, tangled mass of field lines trying to sort themselves out across a trillion cubic kilometers of space. The magnetic upheaval in space, utterly invisible to the human eye, continued for a day or more, while from the ground spectacular aurora were seen as far as the equatorial climates of Central America and Bombay, India. In its wake, the Van Allen belts vanished as did Earth's entire plasmasphere, raining energetic particles into the upper atmosphere causing crimson-red aurora worldwide." Interestingly the next superstorm predicted is 2010-2012! "The year would be close to sunspot maximum, sometime between 2010 and 2012. The most favorable months would be March or September during the Equinoxes. A large, angry-looking sunspot would be transiting the solar meridian with many astronomers worried in the days leading up to the event. Perhaps a few baby X-10 flares and a dozen more X-1 flares would signal the hopelessly tangled magnetic conditions running amuck. Each flare would cause notable short-wave blackouts." Unlikely to be a definite event... but it would be a coincidence if it did occur 2012...

2011-01-04, 16:39	Link #215
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	Hmm, solar flares aren't really a natural disaster, and messing up the earth's magnetic field is a possibility, but even then only a transient effect. Earthquakes are more trouble...but if one does occur in 2012, be sure that people will get a job as doomsayers

2011-01-04, 19:25	Link #217
Lady Aranel Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: by the sea	Hmmm facepalm blush I guess! ... It's going to be interesting, although most think it's absolute rubbish, there's still this anguish of nothing, that's something. What if a natural disaster does occur 21/12/2012? Will it be a coincidence or a "I told you so!" I wonder

2011-01-04, 19:40	Link #218
Mr_Paper Hmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Looking for his book...	Anything could happen on that day and the people that believed will exclaim "told you so!" It could be utterly mundane and entirely unimportant like a solar flare or passing asteroid/comet but they will still pronounce it as important. On the flip side, I would bet, even if nothing happens that day that is not an act of man, they will still exclaim "told you so!" After all, people still believe in the Bible Code and the prophecies of Nostradomus. 2012... not an issue, the date to be wary of is 5.5/Apple/26.

2011-01-05, 03:01	Link #220
ttdestroy Hardcore meets Casual Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Age: 35	If the end of the world comes I hope it's an awesome disaster, like zombies, big effing meteors, or a technological singularity. That way the human race can at least go out in a blaze of glory. Climate change or crop failure would be a dumb way to die..... __________________ They say you don't grow up You just grow old, It's safe to say I haven't done both.