Exit Mundi

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Exit Mundi is a website with a collection of end of the world articles. The writing mixes scientific analyses and theories of apocalyptic scenarios with dark sardonic humor relating to the end of times.


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[edit] History

Exit Mundi started out in 2001, and is written and maintained by a Dutch science journalist. "Some people collect postal stamps; Exit Mundi collects scenarios of what could go wrong with the world", he states. And: "Exit Mundi isn't in it for doom preaching, but strictly for fun. It's a fascinating thought: if that &*%# comet didn't wipe out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, we wouldn't be here pondering about apocalypses and armageddons in the first place."

The website received increased media attention in 2003, when a group of fanatics from the United States claimed Earth was about to be destroyed by a huge planet dubbed Planet X. Exit Mundi studied the claim and traced the story back to its origins: a hodgepodge of misinterpreted ancient texts, outdated views from 19th century astronomy and outrageous claims from the realm of pseudo-science. "So, Planet Ex?", Exit Mundi concludes. "You guessed it. If they ever start telling you about Planet-X, laugh your wits off. Don’t take any precautions – there’s no need. Planet X doesn’t exist. Never has. Never will. Off with you, Nibiru. Shoo."

The website continued to receive attention following the Asian tsunami, the flooding of New Orleans and the elevated threat of bird flu. "What's bad news for the world, seems to be good news for the statistics of my site", Exit Mundi's creator remarked in a recent radio interview on the Dutch [Radio 1].

[edit] Exit Mundi spin-offs

Exit Mundi has quite a lot of unexpected spin-offs. For one thing, the phrase 'exit mundi' is sometimes used as a noun: "When modern Israel was founded, Christians across the globe held their breath for the big exit mundi". In Poland, a fantasy convention was named after the website: [ConQuest 2005].

In Scotland, a composer is working on a music piece inspired by Exit Mundi's article about the [Technological Singularity]. And there's at least one band named after an Exit Mundi article: [The Strangelets] from the US.

The site opened a forum in April of 2006 which is currently ran by a friend of Exit Mundi's creator, a co-admin, and four moderators. The forum is used to discuss many topics, including the Apocalypse, Politics and Religion, Conspiracies, Technology, Science and Nature, and general chat.

In October 2006, two forum participants set up a radio station, which plays apocalyptic songs and runs spoken word stories by several forum members. In Poland, there is already a hardrock radio station named after the site.

[edit] Articles

The current run of articles as of November of 2006 is as follows:

[edit] External links

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