The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic timepiece maintained since 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, representing how close humanity is to global catastrophe. Originally created to monitor the threat of nuclear weapons, the clock's 'minutes to midnight' setting has become a universal shorthand for impending disaster, now including threats like climate change and cyber warfare. In the world of memes, the clock is frequently used to satirize political escalations, track the inevitable downfall of internet trends, or hyperbolize personal stress. It perfectly captures the tension of being on the brink of a major collapse, whether that collapse is global or just a bad Monday at the office.