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Fact or Fiction?

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Fact or Fiction?

Published: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Description: Science behind 2012 fears?

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" Come up the world then -- can take up the face a new movie hitting theaters today says they geared -- a twelve will be the end of the world as we know what and I feel fine. But is there any truth that -- claim. We are joined right now by professor of theoretical physics -- the author of the book the physics of the impossible Michelle -- cool good word to you that had to be done all right so according to this little movie by the -- he has seen the movie and he's a smart guy and and he knows about this kind of stuff. According the movie the end of the world is December 21. 32. Now that date comes from someplace doesn't that's right your -- don't quit your day job yet. When they come to the Mayan calendar which does in fact -- on 32 -- new cycle begins people forget that. It was mostly -- time a celebration a time of renewal. But people conveniently forget that back and say the world ends on point well it's affected she did you that are effective when the planets all line it's a fact -- sun and earth well why the set of the galaxy on -- 32. Is it not true that there's a black called -- galaxy. And all these facts come together to destroy the planet as we know it. Everything it's true except the last statement. I think -- I'm Eric and -- as we know. The Jupiter effect happens once every century or so the planets actually will align. And that's how the movie begins in fact and the sun -- And the artist duo line to the center of the Milky Way galaxy in December but that happens every year who who realignment takes place every year -- Jupiter effect takes place once every century or so and hey we're still here. We are still -- your giggling about it but in. In the movie got to give away. Some interesting things happen -- South Pole comes near Wisconsin Wisconsin that's right look this is the mother of all shake and -- movies. I love this movie this special effects -- Clients I -- it -- that just like that. Now why is it it seems like once a year there's somebody out there -- okay the end of the world is going to be Tuesday. As there are so many get through history I guess there have been so many legends and then eventually because they thought back in the Middle Ages will never get -- one need. -- Well here we are well I think it's embedded in our western culture this apocalyptic vision and done I think of Bob ending -- in the east it's more like cycles rather than endings. But we're used to thinking that way that's why the the Y two K thing happened nine the year 2000 right. Tremendous hysteria around this but -- in 23 team I'm gonna be sleeping soundly. And it usually did -- yeah. Back ratio we thank you very much did whatever we have big problems we always call and -- into -- we call earlier I sold everything. That's okay because I've she. Sorry thank you sir -- straight --"

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