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If the Mayan calendar is so acurate why was it wrong about 2000 and why does it have another date to die?
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∙ 15y ago
The idea that the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world in 2000 is a misconception. The Mayan Long Count calendar simply marked the end of a cycle, not the end of the world. The December 21, 2012 date associated with the Mayan calendar was misconstrued as the end of the world, but the calendar itself does not predict the end of existence.
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How many symbols does the Mayan calendar have?
3000 no it is 365.5 days that is why we have leap year so you are wrong my friend who wrote this
Are the Mayan wrong about the world ending?
The Mayans never said the world would end in 2012. Their calendar will end a very long cycle, much like the way our calendar had an "odometer roll" moment from 1999 to 2000. Modern-day hobbyists have hyped the turn of the Mayan calendar into a doomsday scenario, but with no basis in reality.
Why didn't the earth end in 2012?
The fact that the Mayan calendar ended is doesn't mean the world would end. Every year our calendars end in December, but no one thinks the world will end. So, it was the same with the Mayan calendar . Modern man read into it with his own interpretation , but it was wrong.
How accurate in seconds is an atomic clock in 1.7 million years?
the question is wrong. It has to be: How accurate in seconds is an atomic clock in 63million years? That is 1 round of Mayan calendar
Are the Mayas right or wrong about 2012?
The problem with the theory on this is modern man is reading into it. Every year our calendars end with the new year, and so it was the same with the Mayan calendar . It just ended. Had their civilization lived further there would have been a new calendar .
Is it nannys calendar or nanny's calendar?
nanny's caledar is correct but nannys calendar is wrong.
We does everyone says we are going to die in 2012?
No, Nasa has Confirmed that this myth is indeed wrong. The Mayan calendar has nothing to do with any apocalyptic theory as to us dying in 2012. The Calendar was Actually used for them to keep track for them and their cult to go on, and it's not like it is ironic how it ends there i mean it could've ended in 2008 but who really cares?
What is the name of a 15 month calendar?
Wrong
Have the Mayans ever been wrong in the calendar?
Yes. The Mayan calendar is based on a combination of 260-day and 365-day cycles. The 260-day cycle appears to be based on an astronomical observation that is only valid for the latitude at which they lived and doesn't have much practical use. The 365-day cycle is obviously based on the solar year, but it does not account for the fact that the solar year is actually 365.2425 days, so it accumulates error, relative to astronomical observations and also relative to the seasons, at a significant rate. Incidentally, the Mayan "Long Count" calendar repeats approximately every 394.3 years. It does not have an end.
Is doomsday a myth?
The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012. Then these two fables were linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 -- hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012. Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar.http://wiki.answers.com/Is_2012_the_real_thing#ixzz174PXkMio
How did the Mayans diapear?
The Mayan Empire was at its height from A.D 200 to 800 followed by a period of rapid decline punctured by many wars;by the 1500s only remnants and ruins of Mayan Civilization Remained. they never disapaerd i am of mayan ancestry meaing i am partial mayan so they never disapeared so mr genius is wrong
Was the Mayan wrong about the world ending?
They predicted the end on December 21, 2012. As of this writing, it is 2013. What does that tell you?
