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Apocalypse is the last book of the New Testament - the Revelation sent to John the Theologian. The most secret book of the Vatican. The events of the Second Coming are described in it, when the earthly path of humanity is interrupted and a new spiritual life will begin. Another 100 years ago, the Apocalypse had a monopoly on the world's end. And now believers are waiting for this terrible for the flesh, but beautiful for the spirit of "day X". True, specific dates, if known, are not disclosed.
Mayan calendar. The people of Maya lived thousands of years ago in a calendar, the accuracy of which is higher than the Gregorian, which we are using now. And the countdown of the high-precision calendar is from the third millennium BC, when Egyptian pharaohs were still running around in loincloths. Maya was the first on the planet to introduce an extra day correction in a leap year. However, the calendar has become famous not so much with supernatural precision (to explain which scientists from sin far away try to), how many quite concrete date of its termination - December 21, 2012. According to legend, on this day the end of the world will come.
This sensation was enthusiastically picked up by journalists, mystics, some scientists, philistines and naturally scammers. Now an incredible rise in prices for "real estate" in bunkers, bomb shelters, including in Russia. Some of the faithful citizens "just in case" equip basements, dig dugouts, stock up on products and essential goods. However, it is beyond the power of even a professor in psychology to explain the puppy population of the population from the approaching fatal date. For sure it will be a national holiday, marked in scope. But suddenly for this date there really is something?
The planet Nibiru. This heavenly body is a striking example of modern mythology, and indeed in the courtyard of the 21st century! According to the concept, this large wandering planet flies between Jupiter and Mars every 3600 years, causing disruption of the Earth's orbit, the Flood, volcano riots. In addition, highly developed aliens live on this planet. It is not known how they will deal with the inhabitants of Earth (us). In recent years, Nibiru wove in the concept of the Mayan calendar, waiting for her "arrival" in late December. True, scientists have not yet discovered new celestial bodies larger than the asteroid. Maybe they did not look well?
Parade of planets. At 21.12, "narrow specialists" also outline the astronomical manifestation of the Planet Parade. Several planets are aligned approximately in a single line, repeatedly distorting the Earth's magnetic field. That ostensibly leads to global changes. Read about this phenomenon below.
Scientists. But most of the oil is added to the fire of the End of the World by scientists. Dozens of scenarios of the scientific End of the World have been modeled for the last half-century, which can occur at any moment. The scientists were supported by the cinematographers, clearly demonstrating how it would look like:
- The fall of a comet or a large meteorite ("Armageddon" with Bruce Willis, "Collision with the Abyss"). Perhaps the most spectacular end of the world: a fireball, tracing the sky, breaks up into hundreds of fireworks, blossoming with a multicolumn pillar of heavenly radiance.
- Explosion of the super volcano (film "2012"). The eruption of a giant force emits so much dust into the atmosphere that a "volcanic ash" may occur. And this is the end of modern civilization. 73 thousand years ago, the super volcano in Indonesia nearly wiped out humanity. To the horror, within the next 60 years, it is expected to be overthrown in the very center of the USA (Yellowstone National Park). To the pessimistic forecasts: between 2012-2016.
- Technogenic factors: nuclear war (scenes from "Terminator 2 and 3"), biological and chemical weapons ("I am a legend", "Resident Evil"), epidemics ("Virus", "Infestation"), global ecological or climatic catastrophe (" The day after tomorrow "," Superstorm "), etc.
- Super-flash on the Sun, directed toward the Earth ("Sign" with Nicolas Cage). A powerful prominence disperses the streams of light of the limiting velocities. As a result, the "solar wind" licks the atmosphere of the planet.
- Inversion of the planet's magnetic field (film "2012"). Periodically, the Earth is changing the poles: southern and northern. This disastrous phenomenon occurs spontaneously and can not be predicted yet. The last time was 780ths ago. With inversion, the magnetic field weakens for a while, and cosmic rays radiate surfaces, damaging biological organisms. Also, with an inversion, the Earth seems to tip over. At the same time, the seas and oceans, according to inertia, run across the land in giant giants.
- Global flood. In all calculations, the "worldwide flood" still had a place to be in biblical times (about 8000-10000 years ago). Scientists are still arguing over the causes of the flood.
- Many other factors: the destruction of the ozone layer ("Highlander2"); weakening of the Earth's magnetic layer ("Earth core"); a supernova explosion, increased solar activity, etc.
Against
Just the other day, the space agency NASA canceled the End of the World, expected on December 21. Specialists "got" many thousands of calls and mail messages from the confused residents. Especially a lot of questions from frightened children. I had to give an official comment.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, the planet Nibir does not arrive. Yes, the solar system regularly opens new celestial bodies, the size of Pluto. But they rotate outside the very last planet. Based on the estimated size of Nibiru, it should have been discovered as early as 2010. The assumption that scientists simply hide this news is not consistent. On Earth, there are many independent amateur astronomers with powerful telescopes, but sensational news has not come from them.
The parade of planets is a rare, but ordinary phenomenon. The last was marked out in 2000, when we were already waiting for the previous end of the world. But they were not welcome :) Moreover, in 1962 there was a record when 7 planets lined the line! But our parents did not even notice it. It remains to add that in the 2012 version of the Parade of the planets simply will not be - Jupiter pumped up.
The Mayan calendar does end. But ... and only. How to end the calendar for 2012. Maya time is divided into epochs. The epoch of Pisces is coming to an end, the era of Aquarius begins (in Maya these signs were called in another way). Noumiral from this is not necessary.
Russian scientists in the near future exclude the explosion of a perveralkan, the fall of a massive meteorite, the change of poles. Great predictors (Vanga, Nostradamus) also looked ahead of 2012. However, the same NASA specialists do not rule out a global catastrophe in the future. However, when this happens - God only knows.