2. Introduction
• On December 21, 2012 the Mayan Calendar
ends
• Some say the world is going to
end when the Mayan Calendar ends
• Others say the calendar starts over like
our calendar every year
3. Why the world is ending in 2012
• Patrick Geryl quit his job in 2008
to prepare for the world ending.
• He says the magnetic poles will
switch instantly and solar flares
from the sun will cause the human
race to end.
• He has 100 people that believe him.
4. How and why?
• Because a calendar the Mayans made up
thousands of years ago that nobody believes
in anymore is restarting
everybody thinks the world
is ending
• One theory is that in 2012 planet
X’s orbit will collide with the Earth
5. Why the world isn’t going to end in
2012
• Nasa says that Planet X would be
visible from Earth right now if it
was going to hit Earth in December.
• The closest Planet X has ever been
to Earth is 4 billion miles.
– In 2003
6. Other Reasons Why It Isn’t
• Mayan Calendar doesn’t have leap years
• Julius Caesar invented leap years in 45B.C.
– December 21, 2012 has already happened
7. My Opinion
• I don’t think that the world will
end on December 21, 2012
• Because it’s based on a calendar that
nobody uses anymore
• The Mayan Calendar is just going to
start over again like ours does every
year
9. Web sources
• Mary Bellis. (2/`7/2010). The history of leap year.
Retrievedfromwww.inventors.about.com
• BROUWER, C. (7-3-2008). Will the world end in
2012?. Retrieved from www.abcnews.go.com
• Johnson, R. (6/13/2009). willl the world really end in
2012?. Retrieved from www.howstuffworks.com
• Ritz, E. (3/09/2012). Worried about the world
ending? . Retrieved from www.theblaze.com
10. Picture Sources
• (n.d.). Retrieved from hstheblog.blogspot.com
• (n.d.). Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org
• (n.d.). Retrieved from www.blog.2012pro.com
• (n.d.). Retrieved from www.webexhibits.com
• n.d.). Retrieved from
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