# The world ending in 2012

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-ending-in-2012/509543>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 10, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-ending-in-2012/509543 "2009-09-10T11:38:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-ending-in-2012/509543/41 "2009-09-12T13:20:26Z")

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> [@EhhMon](#):
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> What if, this whole Singularity Ascension things is a cycle…the cleansing of the earth so to speak. The pyramids, all these ancient stone temples was a place of refuse. A place for inhabitants of the planet to go deep into the chasms of these monuments as a place of refuse to escape the upcoming cleansing of the earth. Wait for it to be over, then come out and re-populate the planet. There job then is to leave more clues for future generations to let them know of the cycle. They now know that in order to leave clues for future generations they have to set them in stone because anything else would be destroyed by the cleansing.

I think you meant “refuge”. Either that or Douglas Adams stole the Golgafrincham solution from the ancients.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-ending-in-2012/509543/42 "2009-09-12T13:44:00Z")

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Kindly note, the “end” of the Mayan calendar was covered in a [brilliant] Staff Report some time ago: [Does the Mayan calendar predict the end of the world in 2012? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2283/does-the-mayan-calendar-predict-the-end-of-the-world-in-2012)

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-ending-in-2012/509543/43 "2009-09-12T14:44:27Z")

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> [@thegoodolddays](#):
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> Which probably puts it at around 4am Chicago - not totally sure on that.

At least you’re pretty confident of the rest of it.

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**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-ending-in-2012/509543/44 "2009-09-12T23:26:38Z")

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> [@lazybratsche](#):
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> Thanks to **jackdavinci** for a great and informative post! That’s what GQ should be all about, right there..

Thanks for noticing! 😃

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