if a mysterious force rendered all sources of technology around the world inert?
What woud you do...
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Hmmm. All forms of technology, huh?
So, penicillin stops working? Say goodbye to pulleys, screwdrivers, and running water? My knives don't cut things anymore? I can't even rub two sticks together and start a campfire?
I'd know my mind was compromised.
So, penicillin stops working? Say goodbye to pulleys, screwdrivers, and running water? My knives don't cut things anymore? I can't even rub two sticks together and start a campfire?
I'd know my mind was compromised.
Without agriculture... starve to death. Or get really good at catching and eating small mice and whatever. And move to where the fresh water is, since there will be no redirection, reclaiming, or purification.
Yeah, probably just die.
Yeah, probably just die.
I would think that pencillin would still work since they are pills and there would be plenty of them still around. Knives would also work if you are not talking about those electric knives.
Of course. My points exactly. It wouldn't be all sources of technology rendered inert, would it?
Alright. Now all forms of technology. Let's just say the sources of technology that are rendered inert cover the Internet, cars, TVs, subways, trains, power plants, airplanes, etc.
So you don't mean technology, but machinery powered by fuel sources other than muscle power or natural means?
After an adjustment period where all people under the age of 50 go through gadget withdrawal, we'd be back to the early 19th century and would deal with it.
Like this...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_the_Fire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_the_Fire
At which point I'd reinvent everything and become rich.
And it's more like under the age of 35. I'm 42 (as of yesterday) and would be just fine. It's the kids who can't put down their cell phones that would die off.
Ask the Amish for advice.
Curse Keanu Reeves and cannibalize Will Smith's annoying kid for sustenance while I secured shelter for myself and Jennifer Connelly.
Why, get my own magical animal totem, of course...
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHkFsfxM6lM[/yt]
There's a Visionaries/Bear/piss-drinking joke in here; someone work it out for me, would you?
Gather nearby friends and family. Go to an out of the way rural area with some farmland. Find a reliable source of fresh water. Stockpile whatever food I can find. And plant some crops. With food distribution disabled something like 80% percent of the US population is going to die in the first two to three months. People on important medications, the elderly, the very young, people burdened with young children, all would die off rapidly.
If guns are still working I'd stockpile a few and a decent supply of ammunition. Riots, banditry, stealing food etc. would be rampant for the first couple months, but things would stabilize after the initial die off.
All of that is assuming that the government collapses. Which if it can only communicate with whoever is in line of sight, and travel at the speed of a horse or bicycle seems relatively likely. If government remains intact I'd be called up as a member of the military reserves, and trying to keep civilization going seems like a worthy cause.
If guns are still working I'd stockpile a few and a decent supply of ammunition. Riots, banditry, stealing food etc. would be rampant for the first couple months, but things would stabilize after the initial die off.
All of that is assuming that the government collapses. Which if it can only communicate with whoever is in line of sight, and travel at the speed of a horse or bicycle seems relatively likely. If government remains intact I'd be called up as a member of the military reserves, and trying to keep civilization going seems like a worthy cause.
That was one hell of an answer! I thank you for putting some thought into it which I can't say the same for most of the people who have replied to this thread.
I'd probably die in the "Caliburn24" riots where everyone had the same idea to stockpile guns and food/find farm land and clean water, only to find that 300 million other people thought of it as well.
Hoarding only works if you know what's coming before hand and keep your stash secret.
Hoarding only works if you know what's coming before hand and keep your stash secret.
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