Doomed Expeditions

 
It just doesn't sound scientific to talk about superstition, curses, doom and the like ... but, really, when you take a look at some expeditions, "doomed" is the best word to describe them. Be it due to human error, divine anger, bad luck or some mix of the three, sometimes everything goes wrong. And when the going gets tough, the tough get going (though not always to their intended destination, if you know what we mean).

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