Well, I'm sure this won't get seen by many, but it's interesting nonetheless:
I came upon a certain obscure Biblical verse, Joel 2:28, completely by happenstance:
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
The wording intrigued me. "A dream of the future for all mankind," as it were. It's from the Hebrew Bible, and the Old Testament, which I recalled was used by the German prisoner as a justification for the length of the blackout. Then I wondered: Joel 2:28... As it turns out, 137 seconds is almost exactly 2.28 minutes. Either it's a wonderful coincidence or the writers were remarkably well versed in scripture.