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Dealing With The Masses

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  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member

    The calendar actually ended many months ago. They didn't take into account the needed leap year days.

    Actually, no. Leap years were invented by Pope Gregory in order to keep his calendar in sync with the seasons. Period. The Maya didn't track seasons, so there was no need for leap years in their calendar.

    C.G.P. Grey explains it much better than I can in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpYtLcRKuPk

    Thank God, someone who actually does research instead of quoting facebook Meme's.
    Hence the reason it is known as the Gregorian calendar.
  • Jessi_Brooks
    Jessi_Brooks Posts: 759 Member

    The calendar actually ended many months ago. They didn't take into account the needed leap year days.

    Actually, no. Leap years were invented by Pope Gregory in order to keep his calendar in sync with the seasons. Period. The Maya didn't track seasons, so there was no need for leap years in their calendar.

    C.G.P. Grey explains it much better than I can in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpYtLcRKuPk

    Ya, Mayan calenders were way more accurate than ours. a Mayan year would of equaled out to be about 365 days, 5 hours, and some odd minutes that I forget.
  • currierand
    currierand Posts: 155 Member
    The world is going to end????? Then why am I dieting?

    (someone pass me a cheesecake....STAT)!
  • Jessi_Brooks
    Jessi_Brooks Posts: 759 Member
    To answer OP's question, I wouldnt be surprised if theres mass suicides or family members doing murder suicides.

    I think I remember hearing of a large group of people who all committed suicide together because they believed the world was ending. Cant remember what year this wouldve been.
  • n2thenight24
    n2thenight24 Posts: 1,651 Member
    To answer OP's question, I wouldnt be surprised if theres mass suicides or family members doing murder suicides.

    I think I remember hearing of a large group of people who all committed suicide together because they believed the world was ending. Cant remember what year this wouldve been.

    That was the Haileys (sp?) comet people. I remember that vividly.
  • Jessi_Brooks
    Jessi_Brooks Posts: 759 Member
    To answer OP's question, I wouldnt be surprised if theres mass suicides or family members doing murder suicides.

    I think I remember hearing of a large group of people who all committed suicide together because they believed the world was ending. Cant remember what year this wouldve been.

    That was the Haileys (sp?) comet people. I remember that vividly.

    Yep, that wouldve been it.
  • quixoteQ
    quixoteQ Posts: 484
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  • Feisty_Red
    Feisty_Red Posts: 982 Member
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  • SilverLotusGirl
    SilverLotusGirl Posts: 537 Member
    I'll be at work probably. I'll see what happens but I have faith that most of us will continue to act like we have some sense and maybe wakeup with hangovers on Saturday from partying too much. It is the Solstice afterall.
  • AmandasaurasRex
    AmandasaurasRex Posts: 325
    To answer OP's question, I wouldnt be surprised if theres mass suicides or family members doing murder suicides.

    I think I remember hearing of a large group of people who all committed suicide together because they believed the world was ending. Cant remember what year this wouldve been.
    I didn't even think about that. I figured people would start stocking up on water and canned goods and that theft and riots would become a major problem.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    I think it will be a lot like Y2K...a whole lotta nothing.

    I tormented my students by pointing out that December 21st is a school day. They're spending the Apocalypse with me...taking exams. *maniacal cackling*
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    Oh bugger! Really?

    Mind you that would solve my problem of what to get my brother and his wife and the parents in law for Christmas!!
  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
    The world ending on a Friday Night...im going to party like its (December 31) 1999
  • AmandasaurasRex
    AmandasaurasRex Posts: 325
    The world ending on a Friday Night...im going to party like its (December 31) 1999
    Haha! I like the way you think.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    booty calls or theyre doing it wrong.
  • Izzwoz
    Izzwoz Posts: 348 Member
    I'm on the Gregorian calendar, I'll be fine :-)
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    For me I think everyone will do the same that they did for Y2K, stock up on supplies hide in their bunkers just to find out that nothing is happened. I think the world will end not in a single day. First I am a Christian and beleve Jesus will rapture all his belivers and then appear again in 7 yrs. Read the book of Revelaions in the bible, it will tell you how the world will end


    Yea, it also says no one knows then the end is coming.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
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    ^^THIS!! Honestly, Our calenders end every year on December 31. How many people freak out about that? Even if they knew when the world would end, what are the chances they would have a 'tablet' (or whatever) big enough to portray it all?

    I predict a normal day with a few foolish people unnecessarily freaking out and doing some foolish things. As for me, I will go to work, maybe visit my mother and do the 30-day shred before preparing for a family Christmas gathering that weekend.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    If any of us believed in this, would we be on here? I know I wouldn't. I'd be out there stuffing my face with donuts and chocolate cupcakes.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    I'm going to stalk some people on MFP.

    JM
  • n2thenight24
    n2thenight24 Posts: 1,651 Member
    I'm going to stalk some people on MFP.

    JM

    ^^This^^
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    I'm just ho[ping I can show side-boob during the rapture.
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    Haha. I am staying inside at night the 21st. And staying away from cyanide kool-aid
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member

    The calendar actually ended many months ago. They didn't take into account the needed leap year days.

    Actually, no. Leap years were invented by Pope Gregory in order to keep his calendar in sync with the seasons. Period. The Maya didn't track seasons, so there was no need for leap years in their calendar.

    C.G.P. Grey explains it much better than I can in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpYtLcRKuPk
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    Thank you for correcting me... I found this one also easy to understand. (I'm much better at reading than listening as I can go back and review)
    http://jameswatt.me/2012/03/07/mayan-calendar-and-the-gregorian-leap-year/
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