Dec 21, 2012 Countdown to....

[Moonliner]

It's December 21, 2011, we are one year away from:

December 21, 2012
The End of the Earth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon)

I can't decide, would it be swanker to plan a party for December 21, 2012 or the more in your face date of December 22, 2012?



Trick question! Of course the swanky thing would be to party from 12:01am on the 21st straight through until 11:59pm on the 22nd.

[Strangler Lewis]

Did the Mayans figure this would be a leap year? If not, will the world really end on December 20? And if so, can you get your hotel deposits for that night back?

[Moonliner]

Did the Mayans figure this would be a leap year? If not, will the world really end on December 20? And if so, can you get your hotel deposits for that night back?

They figured the number of days from the start of their calendar, it's incumbent on us, to figure out the leap years and such.

Interestingly, the Mayan's themselves made no special note of the date. No predictions of the end of days, no prophecies of dogs and cats sleeping together, nothing more than we do each December 31st when our calendars roll over.

[RStar]

I think we should start on Thursday night on the 20th (end of the world eve) and carry through to midnight on Friday the 21st. Then sleep all weekend.

[Betty]

It will also be Winter Solstice. Coincidence?

[BarTopDancer]

I can't decide, would it be swanker to plan a party for December 21, 2012 or the more in your face date of December 22, 2012?

Trick question! Of course the swanky thing would be to party from 12:01am on the 21st straight through until 11:59pm on the 22nd.
You've obviously never been to a LoT party.

[Moonliner]

It will also be Winter Solstice. Coincidence?

No.

[lashbear]

At least I'll get my 47th Birthday in... Just.

[lashbear]

Actually, will my world end a day before yours ??

[Moonliner]

Actually, will my world end a day before yours ??

The Woo'ers are a bit vague on that point, but since you are living in our future I'd suspect you'd be the day after.

For example, where the Earth to be obliterated now, Thursday Dec 22 10:45am Eastern time, in Sydney the world would end Friday at 2:45 AM. So you get the extra day.

[Alex]

Little known fact, the Mayan calendar only applied to Mayan lands. The rest of the world will continue.

[lashbear]

Land grab opportunity !!