There has always been good business travelling to the end of the World. – There has always been good business predicting the end of the World. –
The end of the World can simply be a geographical location specified by each individual according to his or her own understanding.
Or the end of the World can be an apocalyptic prophecy about the end of times, the end of existance, the end of humanity, the end of the Earth or even the end of the universe.
The Mayan calendar ended one of its great cycles in December 2012, which fueled predictions about an apocalypse on December 21st, 2012 at 11:11.
One theory suggests a galactic alignment which would create chaos on Earth because of the gravitational effect between the sun and the black hole called Sagittarius, which is located at the center of our galaxy.
Another theory involves a polar shift, which means a reversal of the north and south magnetic poles. Yet another theory believes that the Earth is overdue for a geomagnetic reversal.