We are still at 21-12-2012…and one last debunking…
NASA releases one last Mayan calendar doomsday debunking video
By Adario Strange, Dvice, 20 December 2012.
By Adario Strange, Dvice, 20 December 2012.
Everything from big budget science fiction films to very real ancient texts have primed us for any number of doomsday scenarios promising to bring an end to civilization as we know it. But none have gained more traction in recent years than the Mayan calendar end-of-days prophecy. To address these concerns, NASA has released a new video in which the agency seeks to debunk any fears of a cosmic catastrophe.
Featuring David Morrison, a senior scientist and astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Centre, the video goes down a list of now well-known doomsday rumours associated with the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012. Some of the rumours Morrison addresses include the oft-mentioned rogue planet called Nibiru, or "Planet X," crashing into the Earth, a change in the Earth's rotation, death by giant black hole, a fatal meteor strike, super strong volcanoes and earthquakes, and a three-day blackout.
Earlier this month, NASA released another video that goes into greater detail regarding Mayan culture and the rumours, titled "Why the World Didn't End Yesterday," clip [see second video below] that assumes the viewer is watching it on December 22, from a safe non-post-apocalyptic state of affairs. And while some may think NASA may be indulging a few crackpots, the fact is that the Mayan calendar prophecy is now a worldwide phenomenon. In Russia, China, and Europe, governments have been forced to come to grips with the fact that many people are taking the Mayan prophecy seriously.
Fears associated with the doomsday rumours have even led some schools in the U.S. to cancel classes for the rest of the week. NASA has received so many phone calls and emails from concerned citizens that the agency has devoted an entire mini-site to the debunking the rumours.
Assuming you're still around to read this, you can check NASA's apocalypse debunking presentations in the videos below.
Video 1: NASA Seeks to Debunk Doomsday Prophecy
Video 2: Why the World Didn't End Yesterday
Via NASA
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