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Doomsday Clock

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Doomsday Clock
A symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by atomic scientists at the University of Chicago, that views humans as minutes from midnight—i.e., catastrophic destruction


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The Doomsday Clock, which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union, is moving closer to nuclear midnight all the time.
Meanwhile, the Doomsday Clock - which charts how close man is to annihilation - moves closer to nuclear midnight.
A miniature seaweed-green mermaid, more grotesque than any of the mermaids featured in Disney movies, lies curled up in the fetal position across from an interpretation of a Mayan Doomsday clock.
 
 
 
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