Quiet, we do not intend to scare you or give you even less catastrophic news.As lovers of curiosities, we could not stop talking about the so-called "Doomsday Clock" , a metaphorical clock that warns us of the proximity neither more nor less, than the final judgment.And you have to be careful, because there are only five minutes left...We are sure that you want to know more about this amazing symbol for humanity than before anything else, it should make us think a little … Ready to hold your breath and start with this account back?
The clock of the end of the world and its eternal tic-tac
Tic-tac. Time passes and only we are responsible for the least-thought day, this watch marks the true countdown.Have you ever stopped to think about whether we are really safe? Or at what point are the political relations between our superpowers? And our planet, we are not perhaps punishing too much with our industries, our spills and our consumerist desires? Before getting too scared, let's first understand why this dire warning is due.
The "Doomsday Clook" was an idea created in 1947 by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists ( BAS). That is, there is no physical and tangible clock.It is just an idea, an alarmist concept devised by a group of scientists from the board of directors of that newsletter created at the University of Chicago at this time.
Its purpose? Warn us .Warn us of the vulnerability of the planet, of the proximity of a disaster, of a catastrophe due to nuclear weapons, to the action of man on nature and natural resources, war conflicts, radioactive leaks, the warming of the earth...in essence, those pearls that the human being is so fond of provoking wanting or unintentionally.
This clock always marks five minutes to twelve.That is, there are five minutes left until the so-called "Last Judgment." In the image below you can see a scene of the time, a shot whereby those responsible for the Atomic Scientists Bulletin warn the population of this risk...
It is a touch of attention very illustrative of what is happening.which has been moving forward for more than 50 years and seems to reach no solution. The end of the world creeps day by day in silence without us noticing.Environmental problems and war conflicts are facts that continue to lead headlines in our newspapers for quite some time...should we start worrying? Maybe.
Surely you wonder who decides if these hands should move at any given time.The scientific committee of the bulletin has, since the 50s, the help of a group of experts and Nobel laureates (today they are 18), who decide whether the clock should move forward or not, taking into account the current situation.
But do not believe at all that The clock of the Last Judgment has remained impassive throughout these years.It is known that the most dramatic moment arose in 1953, when the United States exploded its First hydrogen bomb.The clock advanced three minutes.Humanity was breathless in the face of so much horror.
Also in 1962 we were only two minutes from the end of the world, just when Russia He put his missiles in Cuban lands, but recently? How is the current situation for the final judgment clock? Well, we have to tell you that its handles advanced alarmingly just when the terrible accident occurred with the radioactive leak produced at the Fukushima plant in 2011 .
The hands were they started, and in fact they advanced three minutes...many believed that if that did not stop, if it did not contain itself, the end of the world would have come to an end .But fortunately the clock stopped and came back to its original position...Although in reality, the risk and pollution that continues to cause the plant, is still very dangerous despite the fact that the press no longer focuses its attention on this point of the planet.
The doomsday clock, as we know, marks the time left to the world according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.If in the past relations between Russia and the US always dominated the rhythm of their second, as amazing as it seems today it seems that things have not changed much either: relations between the two countries do not go through the best moment, not at the same intensity as in the Cold War, but enough to mark a imbalance for world peace.
And what about the environment, CO2 emissions, pollution , nuclear power plants, the deforestation…? The clock of the end of the world is something symbolic, we know, it is nothing more than an invention of a scientific bulletin that should serve as a warning.To make us think if humanity is going in a good or bad way to offer hope to this planet where only We are brief tenants.
Guests of a civilization that seems not to learn from their mistakes. Tic-tac.
So that you go checking yourself The status of the Last Judgment Clock, we encourage you to check your interesting information from time to time in the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"
Image: Toni Verdu Carbo, Simon&His Camera
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