Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The beginning of a blog and the end of the world

This is the end... my old friend, the end......

Actually, this is more like the beginning, but people who listen to the Doors will get the reference. Anyway, I know that it's doubtful anyone will read this blog, but I don't really care as long as it gives me a new hobby and a new creative outlet. What was the point of that little virtual singsong above, you ask? The point was to foreshadow the main point of this post, which is to share a cool website. Exit Mundi is the first (and so far only) site I've come across which catalogs almost every possible apocalyptic scenario you could imagine, as well as some that are too bizarre to make up. Sure, we've all heard about meteors, little green men, and tidal waves, but have you ever wondered if female DNA, the seed of life, will kill us all? If you watch the news, you'll see that humanity seems to get dumber every day: what if we all went nuts one day and wiped ourselves out? The site covers all of this and more, explaining even the most complex physical theories in terms which the average person can understand and topping it all with a dark, Vonnegut-reminiscent sense of humor. (Don't worry, religious people, there's even an entire category for the perspectives of different faiths on the apocalypse.) While this site is probably not for the faint of heart, it's definitely a worthwhile read for those who are into this kind of thing. Don't get too crazed over what you find, though, because I'd hate to leave a reader awake all night trembling in their pajamas with a shotgun in hand, waiting for the end of days to come!

P.S. I haven't yet delved too deeply into the Exit Mundi creator's other site, "The Other Bible", yet, but perhaps I'll make it the subject of a future post.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

just testing

-saucy

heather said...

I was bored today so I checked out this site. It was really neat, kind of on a weird level, but neat.