DOOMSDAY COUNTER

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Heat death: no single expiry date

A future history of the universe contains many timescales: stars cease shining, remnants evolve and black holes may evaporate. A number used for one late process cannot serve as a universal expiry date for all of them.

The model depends on assumptions about matter, black holes and cosmic expansion. The honest display is a named scenario and an order of magnitude, not seconds remaining.

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