The Art of the Failed Apocalypse

Doomsday is all the rage these days. Ronnie pointed me to a wonderful rundown of failed doomsday prophecies on National Geographic.

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It’s actually quite entertaining to see the various ways in which we have plotted our collective demise.

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See more, and read the descriptions here.


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