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life after people
Published Jun 29, 2008Views: 174
What would happen to life and the Earth after people?
The History channel put together a special feature where scientists and others speculate what the earth, animal life and plant life might be like if humanity no longer existed.
Not only does Life After People explore the remaining life, but it illustrates what will happen to our buildings, bridges and other creations using spectacular CGI effects.
If you haven't seen this, you should. You might be surprised that in 10,000 years, 99 percent of what modern man has built and created will be gone. Even our concrete structures (minus one) are less steadfast than the structures of ancient civilizations. Kind of ironic, isn't it?
And all of those televison and radio broadcasts that were once thought to travel indefinitely into space? According to research done by SETI, they actually decompose into static within one to two light years, meaning they don't even get past our sun.
If you don't have the History Channel, here's a link to the program itself on Google video: Life After People
Sit down. Have some popcorn. And maybe you'll even smile a little like I did.
After all, it really does remind us that we are nothing but a blip in the life of the Earth. And all of this struggling, worrying and sweating we do to make a difference is rather futile in the big picture. Not that we should change anything, of course.
But honestly, when you see Manhatten Island return to original splendor and beauty, it's breathtaking.
And I do find it amusing that much of the intellect, books and art we have produced over the last 200 years or so will not survive the power of Mother Nature.
Now, if we wrote on stone as the Egyptians did....well, you get the picture.
It's an awesome show. You should watch it. You might learn something.
Not all TV is evil.
Here's the URL to the program if the link doesn't work:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4939078184096254535
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June 29, 2008 10:10 a.m.
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June 29, 2008 10:13 a.m.
Makes you not want to do the laundry, dishes, or mow the grass doesn't it.
Hey, what was the 'save one' thing that would be left made of concrete? I'd guess that an aerial tracing or Gestalt pattern of the interstate highways would last a long time.
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Cockroaches were one of the species slated for survival, but you might be surprised at some of the others they predict will flourish.
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