If the plates (we'll just call it "ground" to save confusion) were to lift and then flip as seen in the movie, the plates would actually begin to crumble if they began to lift to the point of flipping, granted, most mountain ranges are formed by two plates pushing under the other, but while the other is pushing underneath the other, it's also holding the top plate in place as it rises, forcing it to stay intact.

When it came to "realism" in the movie, I just laughed. The suspension of a Limo (of all things) can not withstand that much punishment, the plates can not rise by themselves to the point of flipping without falling apart, the weight of the plates alone will cause them to crumble. Earthquakes are a fact of life and common-place, so I wouldn't consider an earthquake to be a sign of anything (like in the movie). To the best of my knowledge, the "super-charged particle" theory that the movie "scientists" had for the massive solar flare isn't possible. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong at any point)

Really, the only thing that the movie was good for is just to see crap get blown up and torn apart.

It is difficult to say, because the History Channel loves the ratings that it gets from "2012" related programming so much that it has produced at least seven "2012" themed shows.

But of course, they're not promoting it or anything¹

But to answer your question… the entire show was a build-up to showing a rock formation that someone thought looked like it might have been artificial, and maybe looked a bit like it was something Mayan. Perhaps. If you held your head sideways and squinted.

http://www.2012hoax.org/mayan-prediction

Also, regardless of how the History Channel folks intended their show to come across, none of it is true. I will say that there are no scientific theories that even remotely agree with 2012 doomsayers. On a related note, please understand that a scientific theory, unlike a "theory" in the more casual sense, is not a mere guess or conjecture. It is a well-established explanation for a set of observed phenomena.

I think Alene's point is that the whole point of the HC production is to stir people up with sensationalist nonsense, but they use careful wording to cover their own behinds when it all turns out to be garbage. They might want you to think the Mayans predicted "the end," but they don't actually say so because it's completely false.

Thanks a bunch!!

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