Apocalypse not now? 2012?

[Reaves]

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast15feb_1.htm

The Sun's magnetic north pole, which was in the northern hemisphere just a few months ago, now points south. It's a topsy-turvy situation, but not an unexpected one.
"This always happens around the time of solar maximum," says David Hathaway, a solar physicist at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "The magnetic poles exchange places at the peak of the sunspot cycle. In fact, it's a good indication that Solar Max is really here.
Above: Sunspot counts, plotted here against an x-ray image of the Sun, are nearing their maximum for the current solar cycle. The Sun's magnetic poles will remain as they are now, with the north magnetic pole pointing through the Sun's southern hemisphere, until the year 2012 when they will reverse again. This transition happens, as far as we know, at the peak of every 11-year sunspot cycle -- like clockwork.
Earth’s magnetic field also flips, but with less regularity. Consecutive reversals are spaced 5 thousand years to 50 million years apart. The last reversal happened 740,000 years ago. Some researchers think our planet is overdue for another one, but nobody knows exactly when the next reversal might occur.

I'm worried about what will happen if the earths polarity reverses, i'd be avoiding air travel around that date that's for certain.

[DeepIron]

Ever wonder what would happen to the Earths atmosphere if a sufficiently strong solar wind were to blow by? :hmm:

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Venus_Ex...G373R8F_0.html

Huge storms can start from the faintest of breezes...

[Torplexed]

The Mayan calender does NOT end in 2012. It just simply rolls over. Sure, the long count comes to an end, and the Mayans believed many bad things might happen,(to Mayans) BUT on December 22, 2012 a new long count begins. It's very similar to what happened in 2000 in the Gegorian calander (in more ways then one) It just rolls over, like your car odometer does at 100,000 miles, like your watch does twice a day at 12:00.

However, we humans have an obession with 'magic' numbers and 2012 is shaping up to be the next big end of the world (non) event. *sigh*

And the bad news is we have 5 long years to listen to hucksters selling us on books, videos, misleading documentaries. Doomsday sells.

[August]

I have a calender right here on my wall that ends December 31st. OMG!

[Chock]

And the bad news is we have 5 long years to listen to hucksters selling us on books, videos, misleading documentaries.

If you think that's bad, can you imagine what it must have been like in 1337, with everyone going on about how elite they were going to be when the computer was eventually going to be invented?

Chock

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Chock

If you think that's bad, can you imagine what it must have been like in 1337, with everyone going on about how elite they were going to be when the computer was eventually going to be invented?

Chock

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by Chock

If you think that's bad, can you imagine what it must have been like in 1337, with everyone going on about how elite they were going to be when the computer was eventually going to be invented?

Chock

Let's see if I can punch through this monitor :p

[August]

If the earths magnetic poles do switch it's not like we'll wake up one fine day and find all our compasses pointing to the south. The switch is a process that takes anywhere from 100 to a few thousand years to complete.

One cool thing about a pole switch is that we may see things like the Aurora Borealis on the equator.

[SUBMAN1]

Who is smoking crack about us being at 'The Center of the Milky Way' in 2012? If you've ever taken astronomy, you would know you are probably 100+ million light years from that center. You are so far from it...

Uggh! Conspiracy theories and and future prophecies. They make great scinece fiction, but are far far far from science fact.

-S

PS. Need I remind you and say you want no where near that center. Black Hole City.

PPS. With our reliance on GPS, I think a sudden magnetic switch would be of minimal disruptiuon if flying.

[Rotary Crewman]

Originally Posted by August

I have a calender right here on my wall that ends December 31st. OMG!

Why have you kept this to yourself for so long!? Let me check mine...ARGGGH!!!! 31st as well! Run for the hills!!

[Peto]

Actually, the polarity does reverse itself on earth from time to time. A tidbit I learned in Geology. According to the Geologic record though, it has no major extinctions linked to it. But your fan might run backwards .

[Reaves]

Originally Posted by Peto

Actually, the polarity does reverse itself on earth from time to time. A tidbit I learned in Geology. According to the Geologic record though, it has no major extinctions linked to it. But your fan might run backwards .

That's the part i'm kind of interested in. I know it's all just another revelations omg y2k thing but i've read many places from people who arn't nut cases that the earth will be in an alignment with the sun (and apparently some black hole in the centre of the universe ) and it's possible that this will cause polarity to reverse.

We live in a world full of magnets and electricty, if North turns to south will positive swap with negative? That will screw everything electronic on a larger scale than going back to 00 would have with y2k.

It's not the first end of world theory i've gone through but this one has at least SOME credibility to it imo. I'm not about to stock up on water and duct tape though.... I've just always been interested in philosophies and the hole 'golden age' that comes with them.... A certain country in WW2 used to preach about the hole 1000 years of peace, strange for such a murderous evil bunch...

Maybe too many beers. :rotfl:

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

The Mayan calender does NOT end in 2012. It just simply rolls over. Sure, the long count comes to an end, and the Mayans believed many bad things might happen,(to Mayans) BUT on December 22, 2012 a new long count begins. It's very similar to what happened in 2000 in the Gegorian calander (in more ways then one) It just rolls over, like your car odometer does at 100,000 miles, like your watch does twice a day at 12:00.

However, we humans have an obession with 'magic' numbers and 2012 is shaping up to be the next big end of the world (non) event. *sigh*

And the bad news is we have 5 long years to listen to hucksters selling us on books, videos, misleading documentaries. Doomsday sells.

Will windows still work or will it be another Y2k meltdown again?:hmm:
Magic numbers....hhmmm, maybe the vikings will win the superbowl with these magic numbers? Where can you get these "magic numbers" you speak of? Wal-mart? Target? Do you need to plant them? Are they IRS proof?

[Torplexed]

I'm going to spend the year 2012 in a cave, not to avoid the end of the world but to avoid all the conspiracy theorists and ex-Y2K survivalists pushing this stuff.

I'm also going to go out on a limb and say that what we will see in 2012 is the Summer Olympic Games in London.

And since it's the XXX Olympiad it might get a bit racy. Know what I mean? Know what I mean squire? Nudge, Nudge. Wink, Wink...

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

I'm going to spend the year 2012 in a cave, not to avoid the end of the world but to avoid all the conspiracy theorists and ex-Y2K survivalists pushing this stuff.

I'm also going to go on a limb and say that what we will see in 2012 is the Summer Olympic Games in London.

And since it's the XXX Olympiad it might get a bit racy. Know what I mean? Now what I mean? Nudge, Nudge. Wink, Wink...

So who win a superbowl first" Vikes or Seahawks?
Please tell me Nostratorplexed:rotfl: