NASA crusades to debunk 2012 apocalypse myth

Now that the hysteria has propagated from Western interpretations and distortions of the Mayan calendar, NASA has begun to debunk the Y2K12 madness.

From the AFP:

Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter solstice in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.

But NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward. And it said there are no planetary alignments on the horizon for the next few decades.

And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible,” NASA said.

Among the other theories NASA has set out to debunk are that geomagnetic storms, a pole reversal or unsteadiness in the Earth’s crustal plates might befall the planet.

Read the rest here.

See also: Mayan Calendar and the End of the World?

As someone addicted to sci-fi, apocalyptic disaster flicks, and amazing special effects, I can’t wait to see the ‘2012′ film this Friday. At the risk of sounding like a 12 year old boy, the trailer looks awesome!

Tags: 2012, idiots, Mayan calendar, nasa, planet x, sci-fi, Western distortions of the Mayan calendar