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Countdown To Doomsday

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Bane Necran
Appono Astos
#1 - 2012-12-11 18:43:12 UTC
As of now, we have merely 9 days, 9 hours, and 17 minutes until the end of the world.

According to various sources, when the timer runs out we will enter another dimension, or the Annunaki return, or we align with the galactic center, or a massive solar flare cooks us all, or the magnetic poles of the Earth shift, or any number of other possibilities which are as terrifying as they are questionable.

I've made this thread to chronicle any events leading up to that date, or to just have a place for us all to console eachother as our end draws near.

So far the most notable activity is thousands of people gathering in Bugarach, France, which has seemingly been selected at random as a safe place to survive whatever mysterious horrors await us.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi
Amber Katelo
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-12-11 18:47:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Amber Katelo
Only... They found 8000 more years of the calendar. Patching stone was a PITA, they used torrents, but they'd have to wait for significant rainfall first.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#3 - 2012-12-11 18:49:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Unsuccessful At Everything
All that is going to happen is the aliens who gave the mayans their calandar in the first place will come back and give us a new calandar for the next 15000 years. Its kinda like the phone book, just because it says its only good until december of 2012 doesnt mean everyone listed in it will die on the expiration date and youll get a new one on your doorstep whether you want one or not.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#4 - 2012-12-11 18:50:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Funny how the Mayan Long Count Calendar has ended many many times every 394 years and begun again without consequence.

But I guess scientifically enlightened 21st Century folks are Special, doncha know ?



EDIT: if you play as Mayan in Civilization 5, you get a Science Bonus every 394 years.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Zack Korth
Livid CO.
#5 - 2012-12-11 19:25:14 UTC
i hope we all die, but i'm sure i'll be at work on dec. 22nd, nothing ever goes my way.
Bane Necran
Appono Astos
#6 - 2012-12-11 19:56:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Bane Necran
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Funny how the Mayan Long Count Calendar has ended many many times every 394 years and begun again without consequence.


There's many smaller counts which make up the 'long count'. I think in total there's 1872000 days, or 5125.36 years from beginning to end. There have been a couple news stories lately attempting to muddy the water, and that might be where you got that idea about it being shorter and insignificant to them. But it is in fact a very long and extremely complicated celestial calendar with a definite end. The Mayans didn't even make it themselves. It was the Olmec who made it, and they existed around 2500-3000 b.c. The beginning of the calendar is August 11, 3114 b.c, which was their mythical creation date.

But all we really know about what they said happens at the end of it, is what we see in The Dresden Codex. All the way on the right there. Your guess is as good as mine as to what that means. Big smile

Since it's a person pouring out a jug of water, and the entire thing deals with astronomy, it could simply mean we're entering the age of Aquarius (cue singing hippie chicks). But i'm not completely ruling out the possibility some crazy looking giant carrying a jug will appear along with dragons vomiting columns of water all over the place.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#7 - 2012-12-11 20:33:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Bane Necran wrote:
But i'm not completely ruling out the possibility some crazy looking giant carrying a jug will appear along with dragons vomiting columns of water all over the place.



That seems like it may be super-cool, but then upon second thought, probably not.

Let me just say I spent my childhood and teen years dreading 1988 as that was when we were all supposed to be Raptured (my father and grandfather were extreme Baptists).

Good Lord. I did not believe it, but there was always that internal 'what if?'.





edit: i cannnt tyoe tday

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#8 - 2012-12-11 20:34:36 UTC
Bane Necran wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Funny how the Mayan Long Count Calendar has ended many many times every 394 years and begun again without consequence.


There's many smaller counts which make up the 'long count'. I think in total there's 1872000 days, or 5125.36 years from beginning to end. There have been a couple news stories lately attempting to muddy the water, and that might be where you got that idea about it being shorter and insignificant to them. But it is in fact a very long and extremely complicated celestial calendar with a definite end. The Mayans didn't even make it themselves. It was the Olmec who made it, and they existed around 2500-3000 b.c. The beginning of the calendar is August 11, 3114 b.c, which was their mythical creation date.

But all we really know about what they said happens at the end of it, is what we see in The Dresden Codex. All the way on the right there. Your guess is as good as mine as to what that means. Big smile

Since it's a person pouring out a jug of water, and the entire thing deals with astronomy, it could simply mean we're entering the age of Aquarius (cue singing hippie chicks). But i'm not completely ruling out the possibility some crazy looking giant carrying a jug will appear along with dragons vomiting columns of water all over the place.

Good on you Bane, some actual anthropology facts. What you say here agrees with what I've read (and not on some whacked out internet site).
Eli Green
The Arrow Project
#9 - 2012-12-11 20:44:51 UTC
Since nothing will happen, I present the numbers of doomsday:
7500 suicides
18750 divorces
12320 marriages
2490000 nudists running amok
100 riots
1040590210 conceptions
1 stock market crash
6000000000 searches of "how to escape the end of the world?" on google

Other notes:

Congress comes to a decision on tax raises and spending cuts
Greece starts to make an economic recovery
Twitter and Facebook receive record amounts of traffic
ConAgra and Kraft have their most profitable days ever

wumbo
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#10 - 2012-12-11 20:49:43 UTC
Eli Green wrote:
Since nothing will happen, I present the numbers of doomsday:
7500 suicides
18750 divorces
12320 marriages
2490000 nudists running amok
100 riots
1040590210 conceptions
1 stock market crash
6000000000 searches of "how to escape the end of the world?" on google

Other notes:

Congress comes to a decision on tax raises and spending cuts
Greece starts to make an economic recovery
Twitter and Facebook receive record amounts of traffic
ConAgra and Kraft have their most profitable days ever



...and the last Twinkie eaten.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Zack Korth
Livid CO.
#11 - 2012-12-11 20:51:28 UTC
Eli Green wrote:


1040590210 conceptions



so planned parenthood is shutting down? awesome, my girlfriend will LOVE that.
Qaidan Alenko
Eezo-Lution Inc.
#12 - 2012-12-11 21:00:17 UTC
Would Sarah Palin coming out as running in the 2016 elections count?
Go ahead... Get your Wham on!!!
ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#13 - 2012-12-11 21:05:14 UTC
Good thing I'm planning to have a party that day.

If I'm going out, it's surrounded by friends and with good times.

ISD Dorrim Barstorlode

Senior Lead

Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#14 - 2012-12-11 21:32:51 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#15 - 2012-12-11 21:36:28 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
This


Clicked with much trepidation. Came away happy Big smile

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#16 - 2012-12-11 22:27:10 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
This

In that case, on Dec. 20 I'm buying a bottle of bourbon, putting all of my isk into shiny PVP ships I can't afford, and heading to Amamake.
Tarvos Telesto
Blood Fanatics
#17 - 2012-12-11 22:36:43 UTC
Zack Korth wrote:
i hope we all die, but i'm sure i'll be at work on dec. 22nd, nothing ever goes my way.


We cant die, in worse case people who forgot to upgarde yourself lose some memory, on my way to medical center ;)

EvE isn't game, its style of living.
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#18 - 2012-12-11 22:38:24 UTC
can i haz ur stuff?

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
Kirjava
Lothian Enterprises
#19 - 2012-12-11 22:41:34 UTC
On the ninth day of doomsday the Mayans gave to me, 9 get out clauses Lol

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Tarvos Telesto
Blood Fanatics
#20 - 2012-12-11 22:43:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Tarvos Telesto
Bane Necran wrote:

The Dresden Codex.


Form my perspective this looks like big sushi - cookies menu Smile

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