I heard a pretty genuine one
..about the end of the world in 2012 due to an orbiting object with a strong gravitational field that throws itself around the sun every few thousand years and will come close enough to earth to disrupt the tides and we shall all drown to death. The Mayans predicted it apparently, and in their scriptures use this as an explanation of the sinking of Atlantis AND why North America was underwater some eons ago. The date that we will be closest to this object will be 21/12/2012 so yeah. I was told by a reliable source (my mates brother) that scientists also support this theory. The conspiracy is meant to be the apparent cover up by the world's governments of our impending doom.



Would like point out that I was told this about 2 hours ago and I am well drunk
(i should have joined myspace, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 1:10, 9 replies)

I'm a scientist, and I don't agree with this.
Well, I have a degree in some variety of science*.

*Meteorology. Not the study of meteors.
(Stu Moo winner of five nobble piece prizes, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 1:36, closed)

One day the world will actually end
and everyone will feel silly. Best not be in 2012 though cause i've like, got stuff to do.
(Poodles! MCCCXXXVII, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 7:13, closed)

If this is true....
My 29th birthday is going to be, like, well shit, innit bruv?
(syz, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 11:55, closed)

Great how the date for these things is always nice and memorable
21/12/2012

SURE

Only if Osama is behind it will we have some kind of date mantra.
(Galahad is out of his gourd on yellow bentines, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 12:38, closed)

exactly
if the world ends 21/12/12 - who's gonna remember that date a year later?
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 14:12, closed)

I thought the Mayan calendar ended in 2012 simply because they didn't expect they'd still be around by then.

( Bob Todd whee, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 17:02, closed)

The Mayan calander has ended several times before.
Three if I remember rightly, and it will end many more times in the future. It basically just goes back and starts at 1 all over again.
( Gooddeed89, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 21:32, closed)

Nibiru
The Planet Nibiru, or planet X, often described as a Red Dwarf (!!Errr... that is stars, not planets... but lets not let facts get in the way)

This planet has been forecasted to return many times. And is all bollocks. As the last few forecasts failed to materialise, they have just piggybacked other 2012 conspiracy nutters.

Once 2012 has come and gone they will just mumble a bit and move the date again.

www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planetx/index.html
(Note the above article was written for its appearance in 2003...)
( Batter Pudding Hurler is a figment of your imagination, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 22:38, closed)

Far as I remember
Tides are caused by the moon pulling water over to one side of the Earth by gravity. So if we look on the bright side, a big lump flying by the planet would only drown half of us, and possibly asphyxiate a lot of the sealife on the other side of the world.
(Kendal, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 11:15, closed)