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Post by palindrome on Dec 31, 2009 20:21:30 GMT -9
I was browsing through the television channels tonight and saw a documentary called "The World After Humans", which portrays a scenario where humans just disappeared from the world completely. I actually saw it about a year and a half ago, but seeing it again had me thinking. What if you or I were thrust alone in a world like that? I guess that has been the basis for zombie-themed movies and games. That documentary is actually a bit chilling and disturbing, especially if you imagine yourself witnessing those events alone and firsthand. The ironic thing is that 150-200 years after humans are gone the world becomes a green paradise, because all the problems created by humans become corrected by nature again. Here's a very short clip of parts of the documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri9bAtQDe00&NR=1&feature=fvwpAnyone have any thoughts on any of this?
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 3, 2010 17:13:49 GMT -9
Agreed, no humans = paradise
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 3, 2010 19:00:31 GMT -9
Agreed, no humans = paradise So I take it you've been to Detroit? You're opinion may change after visiting what was a major industrial city.
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Post by kane on Jan 4, 2010 8:26:24 GMT -9
Its a very interesting series. Kind of bizarre the amount of post-apocalypse TV shows on the History Channel now. The one that really caught my attention is Apocalypse-Man. Its Survivor-Man, but he covers post-apocalyptic scenarios and how to adapt to them.
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 4, 2010 12:09:35 GMT -9
The shows are interesting. No doubt that any sort of mass extinction of the human race will change everything. I know paper modeling will be much more difficult.
I do find it odd that most environmentalists see nature as a force of good, when it is even more destructive than man in some cases. JIM
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Post by docryder on Jan 10, 2010 21:48:58 GMT -9
I do find it odd that most environmentalists see nature as a force of good, when it is even more destructive than man in some cases. JIM I took some Antiquities classes in college, and we discussed this very idea. It comes from the Victorian Era, when Western Civilization came to the (wrong) conclusion that humans had achieved total control over Planet Earth. Prior to about 1650, the Wilderness was considered a very dangerous place. That goes back to Ancient Greece and beyond.
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Post by stevelortz on Jan 11, 2010 18:23:47 GMT -9
docryder is right. "Boo-hoo, our CO2 is gonna destroy the planet!" When Yellowstone blows, the whole United States will go with it, and it won't be a matter of decades. It'll be a matter of hours.
Meanwhile, have fun! Steve
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Post by old squirmydad on Jan 11, 2010 22:14:07 GMT -9
docryder is right. "Boo-hoo, our CO 2 is gonna destroy the planet!" When Yellowstone blows, the whole United States will go with it, and it won't be a matter of decades. It'll be a matter of hours. Meanwhile, have fun! Steve Another great reason to live in Alaska. ;D
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