It has been a busy week for doomsday prophets. A passing comet, falling satellite and the strange predictions of Harold Camping have all been combined into one week. On Oct. 16, the comet Elenin passed by Earth, and much to their dismay it did signal the start of the apocalypse. Meanwhile, Harold Camping and his followers have been preparing for the end of the world on Oct. 21. Additionally, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) has been predicted to fall to Earth from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24.
Elenin Passes without Turmoil
Nicknamed the "doomsday comet," Elenin, passed by Earth on Oct. 16 without creating any devastating impact on the planet. Despite years of speculation that the comet's arrival would bring an apocalypse or damaging environmental changes, Elenin began to disintegrate after a solar storm and was already in pieces on Oct. 16. I just hope that the people who were waiting for the comet to destroy all life on Earth did not quit their jobs. The massive unemployment rates may make them wish the comet had brought the apocalypse.
Harold Camping and his Followers
Although his May 21 predictions failed and turned him into a mockery, Harold Camping continues to insist that the world will end on Oct. 21. Camping suffered a stroke in June 2011, but this has not slowed him down or stopped his prophecies about Judgment Day. However, I doubt that his words will have the same impact. This time, I do not see large groups of followers giving away their possessions and waiting for the rapture.
ROSAT Falling
Amid the onslaught of doomsday prophecies, the only thing that is actually set to collide with Earth is the German Roentgen Satellite. The time of its exact collision has not been determined, but estimates indicate that it may occur from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24. ROSAT is simply another piece of space debris that has run its course and is now headed for Earth. Similar to NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that fell on Sept. 24 without any injuries, ROSAT will probably have an uneventful landing.
The Allure of Doomsday
The end of these doomsday prophecies does not signify the conclusion to all false predictions. I am certain that Harold Camping will find another interpretation for his wrong analysis while the people who waited for Elenin to destroy Earth will simply say the apocalypse has been postponed. I am sure they are already working to find another celestial body or date for the next doomsday prophecy.
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