Comments on: Doomsday Officially Minutely Less Likely

By: JLister

JLister — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:26:00 +0000

Good find. If you look at the cover of the bulletin which announced the scheme, that makes some sense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bulletin_Atomic...

JLister — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:24:00 +0000

Thanks for letting us know about the mistake – I've now updated the piece.

JLister — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:24:00 +0000

Thanks for letting us know about the mistake – I’ve now updated the piece.

Matthew Musgrove — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:36:00 +0000

I am not sure how reliable the source is but I did something. Supposedly it was "good design" to set it to 11:53. http://www.essortment.com/all/doomsdayclockt_reyh...

mrrix32 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:18:00 +0000

"The latest the clock has ever reached was 11:57 in 1984"

In 1953 it was set to 11:58 (As is shown in your graphic)

mrrix32 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:18:00 +0000

“The latest the clock has ever reached was 11:57 in 1984″

In 1953 it was set to 11:58 (As is shown in your graphic)

JLister — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:26:11 +0000

Good find. If you look at the cover of the bulletin which announced the scheme, that makes some sense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bulletin_Atomic...

Matthew Musgrove — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:36:11 +0000

I am not sure how reliable the source is but I did something. Supposedly it was "good design" to set it to 11:53. http://www.essortment.com/all/doomsdayclockt_reyh...