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28th June 2022
07:02pm BST

Via Earth's Black Box[/caption]
It's at least comforting to know that future humans, or aliens, won't make the same mistakes as us.
"Unless we dramatically transform our way of life, climate change and other man-made perils will cause our civilisation to crash," they wrote on their website. "Earth's Black Box will record every step we take towards this catastrophe. Hundreds of data sets, measurements and interactions relating to the health of our planet will be continuously collected and safely stored for future generations."
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1469646396223627275
They continue to describe how the device will offer "an unbiased account of the events that lead to the demise of the planet" but how that "story ends" is our decision.
"Only one thing is certain, your actions, inactions and interactions are now being recorded," they concluded.
Jim Curtis, executive creative director of Clemenger BBDO, told ABC that the Black Box could also be used to "hold leaders to account" and "make sure their action or inaction is recorded."
https://twitter.com/ReutersScience/status/1468284081020764160
The box is made from 7.5-centimetre-thick steel and will be housed at a top-secret location in Australia where it has been designed to "outlive us all."
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