a scale of one to OMG we're all gonna die
A ridiculous way to rank how bad a small error is when it feels like the end of everything. People use it in places like submarines and space stations, where they think a little mistake is going to kill everyone.
'I knocked over a cup of coffee. It's a 7 on the scale of one to we're all gonna die.'
'The screen blinked. It's a 5 on the scale of one to we're all gonna die.'
'He hit the wrong button. It's a 10 on the scale of one to we're all gonna die.'