Actual outcome: ???

The year 2012 is (at least, according to some people) the last year in a 5125-year cycle on the Mesoamerican (Mayan) Long Count calendar. More specifically, December 21, 2012, is the last day of the cycle.

The date is not only the final date in a 5125-year cycle, it's also full of ones and twos--and we know how superstitious the world is when it comes to numbers. So naturally, people speculate that everything from the to a spiritual awakening to absolutely nada will happen in 2012, despite the fact that the .

If the world does end, that probably means the end of technology as we know it. If it doesn't, though, we have , in cars, and to look forward to.