WorthyNewsBot Posted January 11, 2012 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.46 Content Count: 44,322 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted January 11, 2012 The Doomsday Clock, a figurative timepiece used as a barometer of humankind's fate, was moved one minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, the first time it has been nudged forward since 2007. It is now 11:55, five minutes before the appointed hour. http://www.worthynews.com/top/washingtonpost-com-blogs-checkpoint-washington-post-doomsday-clock-ticks-closer-to-midnight-2012-01-10-gIQAXpKfoP_blog-html/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joi Posted January 11, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 506 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 1,922 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 173 Days Won: 4 Joined: 06/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted January 11, 2012 Is this the scientific worlds way of date setting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted January 11, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted January 11, 2012 Yes, all the great minds get together and place the minute hand where they believe it should be. Unfortunately, as with most things, they are off. I believe it is a lot closer then 5 minutes to midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udx Posted January 12, 2012 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 684 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 230 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/15/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted January 12, 2012 It is only a relative measure of likelihood of end of days especially due to nuclear weapons. The minute hand moves forwards and backwards from midnight relative to the perceived risk of world ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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