2018年6月25日 星期一

mantua, terrifyingly close shave with nuclear Armageddon


In 1983, NATO’s “Able Archer” exercise was wildly misinterpreted—the Kremlin was convinced it masked war preparations. A routine change of NATO codes made the Soviets assume a nuclear first strike was imminent


The world almost ended in 1983
ECONOMIST.COM

絕望的情況下(in an Armageddon situation)
According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the BibleArmageddon (/ˌɑːrməˈɡɛdən/, from Ancient GreekἉρμαγεδώνHarmagedōn,[1][2] Late LatinArmagedōn,[3] from Hebrew: הר מגידו‬ Har Megiddo) is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or a symbolic location. The term is also used in a generic sense to refer to any end of the world scenario.





close shave
noun
  1. 1.
    a shave in which the hair is cut very short.
  2. 2.
    informal
    a narrow escape from danger or disaster.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua_(clothing)

The beauty of this 18th c. mantua dress is indisputable. What was its effect on nature though?
The dyestuffs came from plants and insects native to Europe or imported from the Middle East and South America. The silk was ‘cooked’ for at least three and a half hours in boiling water with white soap and the contents were then emptied into the river.
This is not the only dress #FashionedfromNature, discover the true story behind more objects at our exhibition: https://goo.gl/znHvbx

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