It wasn't actually a prediction for end of the world, just end of an era. Mayans were great astronomers and the time around 21st dec has some astronomical significance. Earths precession cycle is ending at this time (not the exact day) and a new one starting of course. The full cycle lasts ~26 thousand years. I'm guessing the date has been selected because its the winter solstice and there are some astronomical alignements happening (like every year) and some more alignements connected to the center or the milky way... i don't know details. The mayans expected a new age to start, a new birth, fresh start for humanity, but in a more spiritual way.
Then here comes the modern man and misinterprets most of it... like usual.
Its even worse then that, Mayan didnt predict anything at all. Its a winter solstice for them and the end of a year and thats it. We also have been in that cycle, "hole" in the milky way for 300 hundread years already. There are currently no actual alignement with anything. Not that alignements with anything in the universe matters because we are too close to a sun and gravity is not something that works like that. I also lol at that theory of all the planets of our solar system being aligned causing anything, newsflash its not happening and even if it was the sun is 99.9% of the solar system weight, jupiter is heavier then the rest of the planet combined of that remaining 0.1% of weight. So everytime we are alligned with jupiter we should have died in amazing ways?
I also dont like how mayans are being degraded, they were great astronomers for their time. Their calendar do not end, it actually never ends, they arent that stupid.
what do they see these galaxies with? their imagination? i think so bwahahahah
I think you need to be though some physics before you enter discussion about life in the universe and finding them. As you said finding them is very improprable, but there is no way to see them. Our telescope as you mention have very, very, very limited reach in the universe. We cant see whats on planets with them and even if we could heres the physics part, light travel at 300 000 km/s, the problem is that the light(what you can see) takes millions of years to travel to us, so what you see in your telescope is old, very old and probably gone already or replace.
Heres a video to give you an idea of what exactly we are dealing with. Heres the logical truth, is there life beside us in the universe? yes thats almost a certainty. Will we even ever find or meet them? Highly impropable.
Of course alignements don't mean anything, i was just under impression the mayans thought they did (it's not like i did research on this so sorry if the info was wrong). The aligment i meant was center of galaxy+sun+earth which happens every year.
I said myself mayans were great at astronomy .... not sure if that was aimed at me ^^, but quote was mine
Nah i was simply adding to your post that you were even understating how wrong people are. It ran even deeper lol.
Duders! The world is going to end in a few hours. This is not a debate, it's a proven scientific fact, even the Mayans knew it - you gotta be dumber than them to not realize it.
Fortunately, i have found a way to surpass the complete annihilation, not only that but i am able to preserve all the gold and items on my account while the rest of you are going to be wiped out clean.
So i will offer you a one time special offer - if you pass me all your gold and items, bank account details, your car keys and your wife - i will return it all to you intact after the rapture. 100% guarantee and no worries! Pass me your stuff and enjoy the end of the world like a real bachelor!
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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Duders! The world is going to end in a few hours. This is not a debate, it's a proven scientific fact, even the Mayans knew it - you gotta be dumber than them to not realize it.
Fortunately, i have found a way to surpass the complete annihilation, not only that but i am able to preserve all the gold and items on my account while the rest of you are going to be wiped out clean.
So i will offer you a one time special offer - if you pass me all your gold and items, bank account details, your car keys and your wife - i will return it all to you intact after the rapture. 100% guarantee and no worries! Pass me your stuff and enjoy the end of the world like a real bachelor!
So i will offer you a one time special offer - if you pass me all your gold and items, bank account details, your car keys and your wife - i will return it all to you intact after the rapture. 100% guarantee and no worries! Pass me your stuff and enjoy the end of the world like a real bachelor!
Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
I guess since USA is the center of the universe, whenever the west coast's clock hit 12am on 21 Dec
Edit: Well since the Mayans were from the Mexican region I guess it'll be when central USA's clock hits 12am...
Silly Americuh.
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Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
Anyone here a strong believer of the world ending next week friday the 21st ?
I wouldnt say i believe, but i really, really hope it does. and that it is zombies that trash it.. and no, its not because of the show, i rooted for zombies way b4 the walking dead.
Anyone here a strong believer of the world ending next week friday the 21st ?
I wouldnt say i believe, but i really, really hope it does. and that it is zombies that trash it.. and no, its not because of the show, i rooted for zombies way b4 the walking dead.
Zombies won't, but if they did it would be over a long period of time. People don't just poof into zombies over night, even if the "infection" was extremely rapid it would still take a good week or even a month or maybe longer for it to turn into full blown pandemic.
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Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
Its even worse then that, Mayan didnt predict anything at all. Its a winter solstice for them and the end of a year and thats it. We also have been in that cycle, "hole" in the milky way for 300 hundread years already. There are currently no actual alignement with anything. Not that alignements with anything in the universe matters because we are too close to a sun and gravity is not something that works like that. I also lol at that theory of all the planets of our solar system being aligned causing anything, newsflash its not happening and even if it was the sun is 99.9% of the solar system weight, jupiter is heavier then the rest of the planet combined of that remaining 0.1% of weight. So everytime we are alligned with jupiter we should have died in amazing ways?
I also dont like how mayans are being degraded, they were great astronomers for their time. Their calendar do not end, it actually never ends, they arent that stupid.
I think you need to be though some physics before you enter discussion about life in the universe and finding them. As you said finding them is very improprable, but there is no way to see them. Our telescope as you mention have very, very, very limited reach in the universe. We cant see whats on planets with them and even if we could heres the physics part, light travel at 300 000 km/s, the problem is that the light(what you can see) takes millions of years to travel to us, so what you see in your telescope is old, very old and probably gone already or replace.
Heres a video to give you an idea of what exactly we are dealing with. Heres the logical truth, is there life beside us in the universe? yes thats almost a certainty. Will we even ever find or meet them? Highly impropable.
Nah i was simply adding to your post that you were even understating how wrong people are. It ran even deeper lol.
Fortunately, i have found a way to surpass the complete annihilation, not only that but i am able to preserve all the gold and items on my account while the rest of you are going to be wiped out clean.
So i will offer you a one time special offer - if you pass me all your gold and items, bank account details, your car keys and your wife - i will return it all to you intact after the rapture. 100% guarantee and no worries! Pass me your stuff and enjoy the end of the world like a real bachelor!
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Wise ElderThis guy sounds legit. I'll PM you my BnetID.
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Well played sir, well played.
Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
I guess since USA is the center of the universe, whenever the west coast's clock hit 12am on 21 Dec
Edit: Well since the Mayans were from the Mexican region I guess it'll be when central USA's clock hits 12am...
Fail
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"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
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I wouldnt say i believe, but i really, really hope it does. and that it is zombies that trash it.. and no, its not because of the show, i rooted for zombies way b4 the walking dead.
Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
Sigh was looking forward to it oh well im going to get drunk now.
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