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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.

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 got a lot of media attention in 2003, when a group of fanatics from the US 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X. Exit Mundi studied the claim and traced the story back to its origins: a hotchpotch of misinterpreted ancient texts, outdated views from 19th century astronomy and outrageous claims from the realm of pseudo-science.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."

After that, the website got much attention after the Asian tsunami, the flooding of New Orleans and the threatening rise of bird flu. "What's bad news for the world, seems to be good news for the statistics of my site", Exit Mundi's maker remarked in a radio interview.


Articles

The current run of articles as of November 3, 2005 is as follows: