Photos: End of the World May 21, 2011: Billboards and Pictures of the Failed Doomsday Prediction (Photos)
May 21, 2011 07:11 PM EDT
To the surprise of very few people, the "end of the world" didn't happen on May 21, 2011.
Harold Camping's prediction, based on his biblical numerology, turned out to be completely false, and life as we know it has continued throughout the world. Jesus Christ has not returned, and there have been no reports of sizable earthquakes.
Camping put on a $100-million worldwide billboard and advertising campaign to promote his prediction.
The 89-year-old Christian broadcaster also predicted that the world would end in September 1994, but didn't spend quite so much that time around as he did for the May 2011 campaign.
Here's a look at photos of the campaign.
These are billboards in India.
Source: arthurgraph.wordpress.com
Even the hoods of cars had a "save the date" message.
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This billboard was in Kentucky, but similar billboards were advertised throughout the world.
Source: unusualkentucky.blogspot.com
The "rapture" was supposed to be on May 21, 2011, while the actual "end of the world" would be on October 21, 2011.
Source: durangobill.com
Vans were painted with the phone number, Web site, and message, and hit many areas of North America.
Source: christopherjgordon.blogspot.co
