Anderton Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 So I'm listening to this show on XM about how the Mayan calendar ends on 2012. From this, the conclusion is drawn that the world ends in 2012. Now, here's my theory. A Mayan guy is working on the calendar. It's Friday afternoon. He talks to his boss. "Yo, Mayan Boss Dude, I've got the calendar up to 2012. Is that good enough?" Mayan Boss Dude: "Yeah, that's good enough. Have a great weekend! Next Monday, we'll work on the pyramid thing again." I think my theory is far more plausible. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Another theory: The calendar was developed as a senior class assignment at Mayan High School... and the kids figured, hey, that's far enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 Defer to Master Yoda, do I. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by Anderton: the Mayan calendar ends on 2012. From this, the conclusion is drawn that the world ends in 2012. I guess that means I'll need only one more PC upgrade.Jeez,I was wondering when there would be an end to upgrades,although I guess I'll never know what Sonar 12 will be like. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Base Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 It's like cobol, they thought we'd have replaced it with something better by now Fa Fa FA Fa fa fa fa fa FA fa FA FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 And everyone was worried that computers would come crashing down at the Millenium... Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 We just replaced our archaic, old, phone system at work. The old system wouldn't go past 1998, IIRC. I had to reset it to an early, 1990's year that matched up to the current year so the day of the week would match the date. Talk about planned obsolescence! BTW - this phone system used a 66MHz PC as a software host! (Remember when computer's proudly displayed the processor clock speed in LED numerals on the front of the box?) It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timrocker Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 In a book about the Maya world scheme, I just ran across this tidbit last night-the Mayan calendar starts in the year 3116 BC. Where did they get the starting point? According to this book, they just chose it. It doesn't correspond to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrix Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 IF 2012 is really "it" then Im spending my retirement fund on new toys ASAP. Can you confirm? Check out some tunes here: http://www.garageband.com/artist/KenFava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 World oil supplies are supposed to peak in 2008, after which they will start tapering off, so I guess its just as well. Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennyf Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hmm. We're also on the next-to-last Pope according to St. Malachy. It's all coming together . . . band link: bluepearlband.com music, lessons, gig schedules at dennyf.com STURGEON'S LAW --98% of everything is bullshit. My Unitarian Jihad Name is: The Jackhammer of Love and Mercy. Get yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by Anderton: A Mayan guy is working on the calendar. It's Friday afternoon. He talks to his boss. "Yo, Mayan Boss Dude, I've got the calendar up to 2012. Is that good enough?" Mayan Boss Dude: "Yeah, that's good enough. Have a great weekend! Next Monday, we'll work on the pyramid thing again." I think my theory is far more plausible. Oh definitely. This is the "Y2K bug" of the ancient Mayan world. They did pretty well to think that far ahead, really - better than computer programmers in the 1970's . Note, however, that the Y2K bug didn't mean the end of the world even though a lot of people seemed hell bent on thinking it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 The Mayan Calendar guy was working on 2013 and beyond when the European germs got to him. Somebody else would have taken up the slack, but they were too busy getting infections from the Conquistadors... Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Ouch. Could very well be true, Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 So based on Craig's theory, it's entirely possible that The End of the World might not even occur until, say, 2049! Whewwwwww. I'll start unpacking... Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3nc3r Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIEE!!!!!! ...eventually anyways. Cheers! Spencer "I prefer to beat my opponents the old-fashioned way....BRUTALLY!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seclusion Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I think it's more like a Union think with finishing at 2012!!! Listen man if you need more then 2012 down on paper then you put a work order in and let the "writing dept" look after that or I'm calling my union stewart! Smile if you're not wearin panties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSoundman Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 The Mayan calendar certainly outlasted the Mayans, anyway. It was actually a little optimistic on their part to run it out to 2012... Network51: Pirate Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 2012? Isn't that the same year social security runs out? bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I think it's funny that we all speak about the end of human life on Earth as "the end of the world". Unless a HUGE chunk of rock knocks the earth out of orbit and into the sun, it's likely that the earth will still be here when we're gone. I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliengroover Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I believe Nostradamus may have predicted the same year. Others may have, too. It may be something. It may be nothing. It all will end, before or after the Great Attractor swallows us whole. Or sooner, if Jessica Simpson wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Peace If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking 'til you do suck seed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Hmmmmm....? So if the Mayan's are the ancestors of some alien civilization... But yeah...I too would like to know what they base their dates on...what is THEIR starting point relative to everyone else's. 3116 + 2012 = 5128 years...???? miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Fröberg Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Originally posted by Lee Flier: Note, however, that the Y2K bug didn't mean the end of the world even though a lot of people seemed hell bent on thinking it would. Yeah, what was up with that? - Bob Freebird A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Fröberg Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Or does not being able to download porn qualify as the ned of the world? - Bob Freebird A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 ...maybe the guy just got tired. "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 http://www.crystalinks.com/may.html http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html http://www.deoxy.org/tmab_5-22-97.htm http://deoxy.org/t_twzrev.htm http://deoxy.org/t_swiss.htm http://deoxy.org/forum/showthreaded.pl?Board=omega&Number=7260 http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Mayan_Calendar/id/1725 http://www.levity.com/eschaton/Why2012.html "And then you have these thoughts in the back of your mind like 'Why am I doing this? Or is this a figment of my imagination?'" http://www.veracohr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 The winter solstice of 2012 is not the end of the world but the end of an age. The Mayans had a very sophisticated astronomy, and what they were able to do with it is pretty amazing. The start date of 3118 BC and the end date of 2112 AD were certainly not random. The Mayan Long Count is a 5.125 year span that is based on the cycles of Venus and the alignment of the winter solstice point with a specific point in the galactic equator. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Ok, I'm asking my girl to marry me... on December 2013 ... Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Originally posted by Gus Lozada: Ok, I'm asking my girl to marry me... on December 2013 ... Then you should probably hold back all deposits to the Hall, the band, the caterer, the photographer, and the flower people until at least Dec 22 2012. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 The Mayan world ended with the arrival of Cortez. Maybe you should listen to Sirius. Sirius will be around long after 2012. It's been there for billions of years already. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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