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Marina Mendelson wedding agency sells
Last Day sets in Tomsk.
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It might not keep you alive for long,
but a Siberian firm is offering survival kits to anyone who fears the
end of the world is nigh. And for everyone else, it makes for a fun
stocking-filler come Christmas – provided the world hasn’t ended
by then!
The apocalypse kit boasts medication,
including heart medicine, soap, some candles and matches, a can of
fish, a pack of buckwheat, a bottle of vodka, a notepad and pencil –
and a rope (possibly intended for the less optimistic!).
It also includes a blank ID card, to be
filled in by hand should your existing IDs and cards be
“demagnetized” during the apocalypse.
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"Kit For Meeting the End of the
World – It won't get worse!".
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There’s also something for the young
and the young at heart. The kit includes an instruction card with
rules to various games to pass away any apocalypse-induced boredom.
Surprisingly produced by a bridal party
operator in Tomsk, Western Siberia, the kit will set you back 890
rubles – roughly $28.
But the Russians are not the first to
offer such a gimmick. A Mexican company also launched a similar kit
back in April. Its contents however did differ slightly. A knife,
water and chocolate seemed to be the Latin American country’s idea
of necessities for survival.
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A Mexico-based studio has also created
an end-of-the-world
survival kit, in anticipation of the end times. |
But it did also boast ‘Mayan liquor’,
showing that the importance of wanting to take the edge off things in
a time of need is universal.
According to a spokesperson for the
Siberian company, more than 1,000 kits have already been sold, and
apparently it has become a hit among corporate New Year presents.
The company has repeatedly stated the
kit is meant to be taken with a pinch of salt, however, the joke has
not gone down well with local authorities which, according to
Sostav.ru, are apparently trying to ban sales over the kit’s
inclusion of vodka and medication – as both require licenses to be
sold.
The apocalyptic craze is set to
intensify in the coming weeks as the ancient Mayan calendar comes to
an end on the 21st of December, the day many believe will signal the
end of the world.
RIA Novosti has reported that people
across Russia have been stealing essentials and trying to weasel out
of debts, citing the upcoming demise of the world as we know it.
Although hypotheses about the exact
means of delivering the apocalypse have been voiced, most have
dismissed by mainstream scientists.
(Source)
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