There is panic as there are speculations in the air, about doomsday. It is believed that with the end of the Mayan Calendar which is the 21st of December 2012, the world will come to an end.
This rumor happens to coincide with the release of Sony’s film depicting doomsday in “2012” which will release next month. This film is based on the prediction that the world will come to an end in the next three years.
This is a promotional gimmick being used by Sony which has also created a fake website. The organization, ‘the Institute for Human Continuity’, scientifically explains the end of the world. The site says that “in 2012 a series of cataclysmic forces will wreak havoc on our planet.” In fact they have even started offering survival kits.
Dr Morrison has been constantly receiving mails from people inquiring about the catastrophe, teenagers being the worst affected of the lot.
Vikki Luya, Sony’s Publicity director, now admits that “it is very clear that this site is connected to a fictional movie. This can be seen in the logos on the site.”
Dr. David Morrison a senior scientist at the institute of Astrobiology NASA has condemned this act and quashed all such rumors.