The Mayan Calendar & 2012

The video debunks the 2012 doomsday predictions by explaining the Mayan Long Count Calendar. It clarifies that the Mayans did not predict the end of the world but rather marked the end of a baktun, a long time cycle. The video highlights historical misinterpretations and emphasizes that the transition to a new baktun is not significant. It concludes by comparing the 2012 hysteria to the Y2K scare, suggesting that life continues as usual.

What was the main reason for the 2012 doomsday predictions?

• A Hollywood movie plot

• A prophecy from Nostradamus

• A scientific discovery about Earth's core

• A misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar

How did the Maya refer to a single day in their calendar system?

• Cartoon

• Tune

• We Nall

• Kin

What is the duration of a bak'tun in the Mayan calendar?

• 144,000 days

• 360 days

• 20 years

• 394.26 years

What event is associated with the last time a bak'tun ended?

• The discovery of a new continent

• A significant solar eclipse

• The Spanish crown reinforcing its garrison in Puerto Rico

• A major volcanic eruption

What is the modern equivalent event compared to the end of a bak'tun?

• The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope

• The discovery of the Higgs boson

• The Y2K scare

• The fall of the Berlin Wall