The Mayan Calendar is 5125 years old and it will "run out" on Dec 21, 2012 giving some to think that this may be a warning of a "doomsday scenario". Hollywood is contributing to the hype by producing a disaster movie entitled "2012". Mayan scholars are not buying the disaster theme, saying even though the Maya were advanced in many fields they could not possibly predict the future. The calendar is formally known as the "Mesoamerican Long-Count" calendar and is refered to by some as the "Odometer of Time". The Mayan estimated the creation day as August 11 (or 13) 3114 BC. In response a company in Virginia is selling doomsday shelters and have built 1000 so far. Others have picked up on this theory; one being the Edgar Cayce Association of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Mayan experts say the Maya "were indeed deep thinkers-equipped with a written language, adept at astronomy and math. But they also favored elongated heads, crossed eyes and human sacrifice". They also say that the calendar is "impressive...but flawed by inaccuracies".
(Source: "1159 days left? Maya prophecy gains a following" by Joanne Kimberlin of The Virginian Pilot on 10/18/09)
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