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Doomsday Clock needs update
- Posted by Rob (#1) on July 19, 2006 01:13 CEST
Doomsday Clock is cool:
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has informed the world what time it is since 1947, when its now-famous "Doomsday Clock" first appeared of the cover of the magazine. Since then, the minute hand of the clock has moved forward and back to reflect the global level of nuclear danger and the state of international security.
Chicago, February 27, 2002: Today, the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the minute hand of the "Doomsday Clock," the symbol of nuclear danger, from nine to seven minutes to midnight, the same setting at which the clock debuted 55 years ago. Since the end of the Cold War in 1991, this is the third time the hand has moved forward.
Um, hello. This is 2006. North Korea and nukes? Check. Iran? Let us get back to you on Iran. World War III both observed and welcomed. Move that clock to midnight I'd say, and get those fireworks started.
Walibi World theme park even celibrates mid-summer New Year's Eve events. With fireworks. I didn't make a huge post about it because they are somewhat Australian themed, where mid-summer New Year celebrations make sense. So I let it slip. Still, silly.
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