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  2. Doomsday Clock - Wikipedia

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    Doomsday Clock. The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [ 1] Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor, not a prediction, for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technological advances.

  3. Ahmed Mohamed clock incident - Wikipedia

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    Bill Maher said on his HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher that Mohamed deserves an apology but that his clock "looks exactly like a fucking bomb". In the same "Real Time" interview, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, one of the panelists on the show, stated that he called Mohamed on the phone to discuss the event and Mohamed's interest in technology ...

  4. Time bomb - Wikipedia

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    A time bomb (or a timebomb, time-bomb) is a bomb whose detonation is triggered by a timer. The use or attempted use of time bombs has been for various purposes including insurance fraud, terrorism, assassination, sabotage and warfare. They are a frequent plot device in thriller and action films as they offer a way of imparting a dramatic sense ...

  5. Time bomb (software) - Wikipedia

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    The first use of a time bomb in software may have been in 1979 with the Scribe markup language and word processing system, developed by Brian Reid.Reid sold Scribe to a software company called Unilogic (later renamed Scribe Systems [2]), and agreed to insert a set of time-dependent functions (called "time bombs") that would deactivate freely copied versions of the program after a 90-day ...

  6. List of Dad's Army episodes - Wikipedia

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    Episodes ran for 30 minutes each, with some exceptions: the 1971 Christmas special "Battle of the Giants!" aired on 27 December 1971 and ran for 60 minutes; the 1975 Christmas special "My Brother and I" aired on 26 December 1975 and ran for 40 minutes; and the final episode of series nine, "Never Too Old", aired on 13 November 1977, with a ...

  7. List of James Bond gadgets - Wikipedia

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    The smart blood is also used in No Time to Die. Omega Seamaster wristwatch Omega Seamaster 300 (special Spectre limited edition) with two-tone NATO strap. Built in explosive charge with a one-minute timer. [93] The real watch is magnetic-resistant up to 15,000 Gauss [93] Laser microphone A microphone attached to Bond's SMG in operation in Mexico.

  8. 1983 United States Senate bombing - Wikipedia

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    The 1983 U.S. Senate bombing was a bomb explosion at the United States Senate on November 7, 1983, as a protest against United States military involvement in Lebanon and Grenada. [ 1] The attack led to heightened security in the DC metropolitan area, and the inaccessibility of certain parts of the Senate Building.

  9. Georg Elser - Wikipedia

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    Hitler ended his address to the 3000-strong audience of the party faithful at 9:07 p.m., 13 minutes before Elser's bomb exploded at 9:20 p.m. By that time, Hitler and his entourage had left the Bürgerbräukeller. The bomb brought down part of the ceiling and roof and caused the gallery and an external wall to collapse, leaving a mountain of ...