The Doomsday Clock is now at 3 Minutes to Midnight.

AngryBrute · January 24, 2015, 09:23:23 AM

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/23/doomsday-clock-now-three-minutes-to-midnight

Well, its been nice knowing you!

"In 2015, unchecked climate change, global nuclear weapons modernizations, and outsized nuclear weapons arsenals pose extraordinary and undeniable threats to the continued existence of humanity," read a statement from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "World leaders have failed to act with the speed or on the scale required to protect citizens from potential catastrophe. These failures of political leadership endanger every person on Earth."

More Than Mortal · January 24, 2015, 09:28:29 AM

Global warming is one of those things we probably won't notice. It won't be a catastrophic instance of utterly world-breaking climactic panis; I mean, it's not like some scientists don't think we can't adapt to the alterations. The biggest threats to world peace definitely come from nuclear weapons (namely whether or not Iran has one) and nuclear terrorism.

BaconShelf · January 24, 2015, 09:30:28 AM

Oh dear the comments section.

BaconShelf · January 24, 2015, 09:31:43 AM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on January 24, 2015, 09:28:29 AM

Global warming is one of those things we probably won't notice. It won't be a catastrophic instance of utterly world-breaking climactic panis; I mean, it's not like some scientists don't think we can't adapt to the alterations. The biggest threats to world peace definitely come from nuclear weapons (namely whether or not Iran has one) and nuclear terrorism.

And North Korea.

Spoiler

inb4 I get rebuked, meta style

UnwornUniform · January 24, 2015, 09:40:40 AM

Nah. I'm from Australia. All's good.

Brociopath · January 24, 2015, 09:43:15 AM

Quote from: Bacon's Shelf on January 24, 2015, 09:30:28 AM

Oh dear the comments section.

velox · January 24, 2015, 09:54:12 AM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on January 24, 2015, 09:28:29 AM

Global warming is one of those things we probably won't notice. It won't be a catastrophic instance of utterly world-breaking climactic panis; I mean, it's not like some scientists don't think we can't adapt to the alterations. The biggest threats to world peace definitely come from nuclear weapons (namely whether or not Iran has one) and nuclear terrorism.

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It won't be a catastrophic instance of utterly world-breaking climactic panis

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panis

The Panis are a class of demons in the Rigveda, from paṇi-, a term for "bargainer, miser," especially applied to one who is sparing of sacrificial oblations. The Panis appear in RV 10.108 as watchers over stolen cows. They are located behind the stream Rasā, and sought out by Sarama. They boast to Sarama that they are well-armed and will not yield the cows without battle, and that the cows are furthermore well hidden in a rocky chamber. Sarama threatens them with the might of Indra and the Angirasas who will recover the cows.

The "rocky treasure-chest" of the Panis is identical to Vala, the stone split by Indra to liberate Dawn. The myth is a variant of that of Indra slaying Vrtra, imagined as a stone serpent, liberating the blocked rivers.

The word pani is also applied in the Rig Veda to human beings, even respected members of the community, who are unwilling to share their wealth. In one hymn Indra himself is addressed as "pani".[1]

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · January 24, 2015, 10:22:28 AM

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Anonymous (User Deleted) · January 24, 2015, 10:22:57 AM

Why did this get moved from Serious?

OT: This is the closest it's been since 1984.

BaconShelf · January 24, 2015, 10:26:53 AM

This should stay in serious.

Mat Cauthon · January 24, 2015, 10:39:44 AM

Oh no...

Girl of Mystery · January 24, 2015, 11:09:44 AM

>IGN clickbait

lol