Doomsday Clock

[Effluo]

Currently sitting at 5mins to midnight. Tomorrow the hands will be moved. I'm hoping we'll lose a couple minutes. Though give the current situation of world events, and natural disasters, it will probably be moved forward since we're so close to armageddon...

http://news.discovery.com/human/doom...which-way.html

Doomsday Clock Due for Reset, But Which Way?
By Talal Al-Khatib | Tue Jan 12, 2010 06:34 PM ET


How much longer does humanity have before total destruction?

Five minutes, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the group responsible for the infamous Doomsday Clock.

Figuratively speaking, of course. The Doomsday Clock is a symbol for how close human beings are to complete annihilation as a result of nuclear weapons, climate change or other manmade causes. Midnight is the figurative time for the end of the world.

On Jan. 14, the Bulletin will once again shift the clock's position; however, in anticipation of the event, the Bulletin has not released what direction the minute hand will go.

For the first time, the event will be available for public viewing at TurnBacktheClock.org.

The Bulletin was established in 1945 by the minds responsible for the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government program responsible for the development of the atomic bomb.

The Doomsday Clock first appeared on the cover of the Bulletin in 1947, appearing 7 minutes to midnight. The minute hand on the clock has since been rolled back and pushed forward to reflect the changing challenges of and threats to global security.

In 1953, the clock came the closest it has ever been to midnight -- just 2 minutes away. The Bulletin in this case was reacting to the decision of both the United States and the Soviet Union to pursue the hydrogen bomb.

As the Cold War faded into history, new challenges have eclipsed old concerns: terrorism, global warming, biological weapons and more. As a result, the Doomsday Clock remains a morbid reminder of just how vulnerable human beings are to the threat of global catastrophe.

[Chocoboy]

what.

[Acturus]

So a bunch of dudes get together and arbitrarily choose a time on the clock to represent how "close to midnight" humanity is?

That's cool, I guess.

[Xno Kappa]

How is this any more legitimate then the Mayan calendar?

[BadKarma]

http://www.maidenmidi.com/singles/2minutes.jpg
http://www.ironmaidenwallpaper.com/a...midnight_2.jpg



Who gives a fuck, this clock has no basis.

[Mayareira]

Though give the current situation of world events, and natural disasters

Haiti earthquake is indeed terrible but believe me, similar disasters have happened in every singe century.

[Souj]

don't worry. some super rich guy who has a secret base in the Antartic will use the power of the mighty blue penis to bring the world to peace.

[Xno Kappa]

The End is Nigh!!!

[Khamsin]

It kind of loses it's effect if they always pick a time within minutes of midnight. Has the clock ever been at, like, 3pm? It's more akin to a scare tactic than a reasonable interpretation of how likely we really are to kill ourselves off.

[Diamicles]

http://www.maidenmidi.com/singles/2minutes.jpg

2 minutes to midnight
the hands that threaten doom

[Mayareira]

Should've already passed midnight during black death, or WWII.

[Acturus]

Should've already passed midnight during black death, or WWII.

They didn't have symbolic clock technology back then.

[Mayareira]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...ttf3-clock.jpg

Just have to move it by hand.

[Yuri-G]

http://www.changetowin.org/connect/i...farnsworth.gif

you stole that idea from my death clock!

[Diamicles]

death clock!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...thklokband.PNG

[Chocoboy]

Doing this right?

[Firedemon]

Time won't give me time

And time makes lovers feel

That they've got something real

But you and me we know we've got nothing but time

And time wont give me time

[xopher]

The doomsday clock is just a metaphor for how much danger the world is in.

I'm surprised some of you have never heard of it. Did you never see Watchmen? Never heard of the multitudes of rock albums named "minutes to midnight" or some variation thereof?

[Acturus]

The doomsday clock is just a metaphor for how much danger the world is in.

I'm surprised some of you have never heard of it. Did you never see Watchmen? Never heard of the multitudes of rock albums named "minutes to midnight" or some variation thereof?

I'm making a band, and I'm going to name it "Two Metaphors to Midnight".

and it will be glorious.

[Effluo]

I'm making a band, and I'm going to name it "Two Metaphors to Midnight".

and it will be glorious.

When can we expect the first single?