Has anyone relized that if you were the last person on earth.

Why would it go out after 48 hours? That seems kinda quick. Besides; there are generators all over the place which you could easily get hold of. Unless you live nowhere near a city.Ninja-Hippo

There was actually a special on this a couple months ago. What the world would be like if humans up and dissappeared. Apparentlyk, without humans maintaining it, most of the power goes out pretty damn quick, within just a couple days. Only hoover Dam lasts for a large amount of time. I dont know what was with the emphasis on that dam, but eventually it goes kaput too.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Why would it go out after 48 hours? That seems kinda quick. Besides; there are generators all over the place which you could easily get hold of. Unless you live nowhere near a city.Tolwan

There was actually a special on this a couple months ago. What the world would be like if humans up and dissappeared. Apparentlyk, without humans maintaining it, most of the power goes out pretty damn quick, within just a couple days. Only hoover Dam lasts for a large amount of time. I dont know what was with the emphasis on that dam, but eventually it goes kaput too.

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Why would it go out after 48 hours? That seems kinda quick. Besides; there are generators all over the place which you could easily get hold of. Unless you live nowhere near a city.fanofazrienoch

There was actually a special on this a couple months ago. What the world would be like if humans up and dissappeared. Apparentlyk, without humans maintaining it, most of the power goes out pretty damn quick, within just a couple days. Only hoover Dam lasts for a large amount of time. I dont know what was with the emphasis on that dam, but eventually it goes kaput too.

Nope, Nuclear Reactors would go into a safe mode to prevent a meltdown.

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Why would it go out after 48 hours? That seems kinda quick. Besides; there are generators all over the place which you could easily get hold of. Unless you live nowhere near a city.ElBanano216

There was actually a special on this a couple months ago. What the world would be like if humans up and dissappeared. Apparentlyk, without humans maintaining it, most of the power goes out pretty damn quick, within just a couple days. Only hoover Dam lasts for a large amount of time. I dont know what was with the emphasis on that dam, but eventually it goes kaput too.

Nope, Nuclear Reactors would go into a safe mode to prevent a meltdown.

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Why would it go out after 48 hours? That seems kinda quick. Besides; there are generators all over the place which you could easily get hold of. Unless you live nowhere near a city.fanofazrienoch

There was actually a special on this a couple months ago. What the world would be like if humans up and dissappeared. Apparentlyk, without humans maintaining it, most of the power goes out pretty damn quick, within just a couple days. Only hoover Dam lasts for a large amount of time. I dont know what was with the emphasis on that dam, but eventually it goes kaput too.

Nope, Nuclear Reactors would go into a safe mode to prevent a meltdown.

yeah but I think they require a controller to keep everything flowing smoothly. I was watching a show on this exact scenario, and they said that all the nuclear reactors would melt down.

What if you knew how to operate a nuclear power plant?rb2610

I knew that Operating a Nuclear Power Plant for Dummies book was a good investment. :D

What if you knew how to operate a nuclear power plant?rb2610

Yes. Because one man can run possibly the most complicated energy generation station on his own :D

If he can, hes the man, THE MANTIS.

I think the generator idea would be better. Just be sparing with the fuel and you've got it good. Grow your own crops and farm some animals.

Oh and fight zombies.

You know, the Hoover Dam isn't the only hydroelectric dam in the world. Just saying.

to people who said it wont go out that quick:

It would. The History Channel said so.

EDIT: you need someone to keep mantinence on them, cleaning, fixing, and stuff like that. Without, they will go out pretty quickly. (them / they being power sources). Even the Hoover dam would go out eventually, it would just take a lot longer.

I have a generator and a gas station in town to pump from, but I personally would just ride a motorcycle around the country enjoying the worlds beauty now that everyone is gonewalton13

I would also do that, and eat alot of food.

Why would it go out after 48 hours? That seems kinda quick. Besides; there are generators all over the place which you could easily get hold of. Unless you live nowhere near a city.Ninja-Hippo

Could you not have said that in the existing " What would you do if you were the last" thread, it seems unneccesary to make a whole new thread just to tell us this :?rb2610

Yeah. As long as you have a portable generator and can tap into the nearest gas station's reserve you've got power for the rest of your life. That's what the guy in I Am Legend (the book) did. Luncbox1

Lol, we would just copy what we watched in those kind of movies, true.

If you were the last person on earth and didn't live near the Hover dam. You power would go out in about 48 hours. There for everyone that says i would watch TV and play video games forever are wrong.Master_Jdog

[QUOTE="Master_Jdog"]If you were the last person on earth and didn't live near the Hover dam. You power would go out in about 48 hours. There for everyone that says i would watch TV and play video games forever are wrong.Jandurin

*Guy reaches down to grab a book, and his glasses fall off and break*

"No..no no..that's not fair..it's not fair...there..there was time now..."

Can someone please explain to me why the power would go out if everyone disappeared from earth?

Can someone please explain to me why the power would go out if everyone disappeared from earth?

kyleali11

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Can someone please explain to me why the power would go out if everyone disappeared from earth?

Jandurin

magic

I have a few AA batteries lying around. I'm not worried.SolidSnake35

ROFL

I think I saw the same program as the TC. I fell asleep about 20 minutes in though. There was also a section about dogs that said only outdoor dogs with medium-ish proportions would survive in the long-run, which was kinda sad since my dog is crate trained.

There was also section on "how do we know what would happen if people abandoned an area? Because it already happened in Chernobyl". When they said (and this was on Discovery, I'm not making this up) "A city of 50,000 people became a ghost town" I almost lost it. They actually showed the exact same areas from CoD4, like the exact same rooms in the building after you escape the "bloody convention" and the abandoned amusment park. It's really cool how deatailed they made that game.