Thread: What would you do as the last person in the world?

Originally Posted by Suvid

Guys, I just realized... If all the humans disappeared suddenly, all the pets that are inside their owner's house would slowly die, hungry and alone, desperately scratching the doors for freedom...

Now I need to hug my cats

It is probably worse than that since many would likely escape and go feral and wild street dogs might end up attacking you as you go on with your life.

Originally Posted by Alric

It is probably worse than that since many would likely escape and go feral and wild street dogs might end up attacking you as you go on with your life.

You'd have to live up in the mountains anyway because the urban areas and lowlands would all be radioactive from the fallout of all the world's nuclear power stations melting down.

Originally Posted by cmind

You'd have to live up in the mountains anyway because the urban areas and lowlands would all be radioactive from the fallout of all the world's nuclear power stations melting down.

Good point. I wonder how you could get a map of all the reactor locations with no internet. This actually would be a big problem in many areas. Even if none were nearby, wind or water may carry it to you. Note to self: get a Geiger counter.

I know I saw a video once that explained what would probably happen with the world if all people disappeared in an instant. It was pretty interesting, I think they concluded that Hoover Dam would be the last lights to go out, if I remember correctly. I like the idea, it would be awesome to be able to see cities, centuries after everybody had disappeared. Just to see how maybe the animal kingdom has taken over. What wouldn't happen to big cities with sky scrapers and such? Imagine trying to survive alongside wildlife that's slowly taking over what used to be civilization.

Originally Posted by Maeni

I like the idea, it would be awesome to be able to see cities, centuries after everybody had disappeared. Just to see how maybe the animal kingdom has taken over. What wouldn't happen to big cities with sky scrapers and such? Imagine trying to survive alongside wildlife that's slowly taking over what used to be civilization.

I do wonder who will replace us when we become extinct. Just the same way we replaced the dinosaurs.

5 Mass Extinctions have already happened. The dominant species always dies.

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Some links to the prior mass extinctions.
Mass Extinction, Mass Die-Off Information, Prehistoric Facts -- National Geographic
BBC Nature - Big Five mass extinction events

Originally Posted by Maeni

I know I saw a video once that explained what would probably happen with the world if all people disappeared in an instant. It was pretty interesting, I think they concluded that Hoover Dam would be the last lights to go out, if I remember correctly. I like the idea, it would be awesome to be able to see cities, centuries after everybody had disappeared. Just to see how maybe the animal kingdom has taken over. What wouldn't happen to big cities with sky scrapers and such? Imagine trying to survive alongside wildlife that's slowly taking over what used to be civilization.

It was a Discovery tv series, "Life After Humans" or something like that. I've seen it too. As for cities, nature would reclaim them very quickly. After 100 years, you would be hard pressed to even know they were ever there. Some of the sturdier buildings might still be sort of standing, but they would look more like steep hills, covered with vegetation.