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Title: Doomsday Prophets Debunked
Post by: thor447 on March 07, 2012, 01:16:35 AM

I ran across this info today and found it quite amusing:

There have been about 514 Leap Years since Caesar created it in 45BC. Without an extra day every 4 years, today would be August 4th, 2013.

Secondly, the Mayan calendar did not account for leap years, so technically the world should have ended 7 months ago....

I guess we can all get on with our lives now!

Title: Re: Doomsday Prophets Debunked
Post by: Richard S on March 07, 2012, 03:18:36 PM

Quote from: thor447 on March 07, 2012, 01:16:35 AM

I ran across this info today and found it quite amusing:

There have been about 514 Leap Years since Caesar created it in 45BC. Without an extra day every 4 years, today would be August 4th, 2013.

Secondly, the Mayan calendar did not account for leap years, so technically the world should have ended 7 months ago....

I guess we can all get on with our lives now!

What a relief!  ;D

A few years ago while decompressing between SCUBA dives off Cozumel, I tried to hedge my bets at La Tumba del Caracol, but no spirits responded to my summons:   ;)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/TRSonTumbadelCaracolCozumelMexico.jpg)

 

Seriously, though, the Mayans had an amazing civilization. It is said that they used La Tumba del Caracol to warn them of approaching hurricanes. Strong winds preceding a hurricane create a loud whistle effect when passing through the structure -- rather like the emergency warning sirens in our cities today.

Title: Re: Doomsday Prophets Debunked
Post by: kjtrains on March 07, 2012, 03:41:08 PM

Neat photo, there, RS.  Structure is interesting, for sure!  Amazing what those old civilizations did, and we continue to learn from them, even today.