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Brad Meltzer’s ‘Decoded’ – 2012 Episode – Instilling Fear for Ratings?

by on Dec.15, 2011, under culture, Science, The World

Brad Meltzer’s show “Decoded” on the History Channel is pretty interesting.  I don’t watch it religiously, but I have seen a couple episodes.  With my obsession with 2012, I was sure to tune into the episode they did on the topic of 2012.  It was interesting and entertaining to say the least, but seemed to play up the fear factor in attempt to pull in the ratings.

The show touched on all the common topics that other shows and books have touched on:

  • The potential threat of a solar flare shutting down our global infrastructure since the solar maximum happens to fall during 2012.
  • The increased frequency of natural disasters with weather and seismic activity.
  • The mass animal deaths taking place around the globe and changes in migration patterns due to climate changes forcing fish and land animals farther and farther north.
A couple new points the show brought up that I hadn’t heard before were of the what is going on the Everglades and the drought in Texas:
  • In the Everglades, the freshwater is only 2′ above sea level and the organic material underneath is decomposing, so before long the ocean/gulf will flood in.
  • In Texas they are seeing the worst drought in recorded history with scientists predicting the drought to last through the decade.
The rest of the show reiterated what people have been talking about for years regarding the Mayans and their ‘prophecy’.  The Mayans definitely had a remarkable understanding of astronomy and mathematics, but it’s a far fetched claim to say they could accurately predict anything more than normal celestial events like full moons and orbital patterns.  Basically it seemed that Brad really focused on scare tactics which most likely is what producers expected would produce the best ratings.
Nonetheless, I remain fascinated with all this attention next year is getting.  In the end, something is eventually going to happen…an asteroid smash into the planet, huge volcanic eruption, aliens visiting Earth.  I just don’t think that anyone is accurately going to predict when it’s going to happen!
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Power of the Internet – Rumors of Aliens Arriving Here on Earth Tomorrow

by on Oct.13, 2008, under The World

In 2008, I  followed this weird ‘internet phenomenon’ that built quite a buzz.  This of course is built upon the infamous December 21, 2012 hoopla.  Supposedly October 14th, 2008, was supposed to play host of a visit by a 2,000 mile wide spacecraft (Roughly the size of the U.S. coast to coast).  Many people were claiming to have received messages from this alien race of the visit.  The story differed a bit as far as what/where/how it is to happen, but in general, most of the information was the same: they are said to first arrive in the Southern Hemisphere and circle the planet (will supposedly be over Alabama at some point) for about 3 days.  Here’s video from YouTube that explains what was supposed to happen:

It’s not just that video that exists either.  There are hundreds, maybe thousands of results you can pull up on a google search: UFO Federation of Light October 14, 2008.  Blogs, UFO sites, news sites; it’s all over the web.

This is just another example of the extraordinary viral power the internet has.  Traditional media was the means of spreading information for so many years, but the internet has transformed that.  Instead of a controlled means of distribution, the internet now can allow for massive belief in any occurance, no matter how far-fetched.

As the date December 21, 2012 rapidly approaches, there will most undoubtedly be more and more predictions, warnings, and general skepticism on what, if anything, will happen between now and then.  I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

 

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