What? You're Still Reading This? So Much For 2012...

The people of this very planet, breathe a sigh of relief (or for some embarrassment). The cataclysmic, apocalyptic day that was the 21st of December, 2012 turned out to be a load of hot air, much to the benefit of humankind. Clearly though, fear clenched much of the population as uncertainty lead many to believe there was something we were not being told.

December 21st signifies the end of the Mayan calendar; marking the end of an era. Unfortunately, something must have got lost in translation as immediately panic arose. This was despite the fact that the end of the world has been predicted on numerous occasions since the dawn of time - needless to say none were correct. Theories on how the earth could have met it's inevitable doom included a collision with a meteor or planet, a solar storm, switching of the poles and countless other arguments mainly created by people wanting to get themselves famous.

The human race lives on for another year - at least until the next 'end of the world' drives more into a unnecessary state of insomnia. A dark glimpse into the future suggests this may be as early as May 19th, 2013, according to Ronald Weinland, although this is much less supported than 2012. A more scientific and positive approach may be the year 5,000,000,000. At this time the sun will stop it's development and swell into a red giant - never good news for a planet. Human life is a different story, earth will apparently be uninhabitable by the year 1,000,000,000 due to the intense heat. As for the fate of the universe, that lies in the year 10 to the power of 100. This is known as heat death, widely accepted as the end of the universe. It will put the universe into a state where it would be impossible to sustain any life.

So, on a more positive note, the end of the world shouldn't happen in our lifetimes. Or even somebody else's lifetime. Stop worrying and get on with your lives!