Post apocalyptic scenario (not a "what would you do" thread)

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Apologies but this is not a what would you do in the event of a virus/zombie/mutation outbreak. However what I am hoping to find out is in the event of said scenario is what utilities would we have and for how long? For example electricity, gas, mobile phones, landlines, Sky, tv, radio, internet etc

Is there anything we would have indefinitely as in it would just keep running until someone somewhere turned it off?
 
well, gas we would run out of pretty quickly (about a week), the rest all depend on the stability of the electricity supply and how long/safely the nuclear reactors can run for.
 
You probably have 3-4 days before electricity is fubar and then the water pumps go off for the same reason. Just as a side note its not commonly known but petrol and such do eventually go stale and useless except as using it as an accelerant on wood fires.
 
I saw some program, think it might have been When Humans Disappear, where they said power plants would shut down after a couple of days due to no one running the system, as it's some sort of safety feature that kicks in. Once they go, we're back to the stone age.
 
OriginalJonty said:
I saw some program, think it might have been When Humans Disappear, where they said power plants would shut down after a couple of days due to no one running the system, as it's some sort of safety feature that kicks in. Once they go, we're back to the stone age.
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It's true, everything is gone for the most part, no street lights, no traffic lights, no water, no gas, no electricity.

Solar powered radios would be useful for listening out but depends if people scrape together enough power from batteries or a turbine to broadcast.

It would really hit the fan quickly.
 
OriginalJonty said:
I saw some program, think it might have been When Humans Disappear, where they said power plants would shut down after a couple of days due to no one running the system, as it's some sort of safety feature that kicks in. Once they go, we're back to the stone age.
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Stone age? I would say XIX century at most but with all the localised resources we have, it wouldn't be that bad at all.

Bring them zombies! :mad:
 
I could imagine most utilities having a fail safe system such as auto switch off if the right checks aren't done. And most nuclear plants would probably have an anti terrorism measure which causes shutdown if not checked/ given an all clear by staff every few days
 
I would love to see the world for an hour or so without any power stations on what so ever, no lights, no light polution.

On a clear night of course :)

KaHn
 
The next 250 years:


2010 – Conservatives take power in UK Government, France bans Veils. England doesn’t win the world cup. Again.

2011 – US imposes further sanctions against Iran’s attempts at obtaining nuclear power/weapons. Primark has a half price sale, 846 women are killed in the ensuing crush, thousands injured.

2012 – London hosts the Olympic games, however the UK takes no gold medals and the city is left in a state of ruin following riots by drunken ‘sports fans.’ The world braces itself for the end of the Mayan calender event, which some believe will be the end of the world. Come December, it is reported across the world that the Mayan civilization is still thriving in secrecy and they produce a new calender, featuring ‘babes of Hollyoaks.’ The world stops clenching it’s buttocks in relief.

2013 – Simon Cowell, music industry mogul, takes his own life during the live final of ‘Britain’s got talent’ by shooting himself in the head. He leaves a suicide note apologising for raping and pillaging the music and television industry and sapping the nation of intelligence. Scientists believe Simon Cowell was responsible for an average drop of 20 IQ points from each UK citizen as a result of his programming. A breeding programme of the most intelligent minds in the country is secretly put into place by the UK government.

2014 – The US announces it’s first commercially available robot, the Apple iBob. The iBob is initially available in black only, but shortly after launch a white model is released. The Christmas season sees Apple also announce a Hispanic model alongside the black and white. This is nicknamed the ‘iJuan.’ There are widely reported issues where if you hold the remote controller in the wrong way, the iBob freaks out and kills it’s owner. Apple suggests owners purchase a $500 wooly ‘iHat’ to keep iBob from destroying them.

2015 – Iran attempts to launch a Nuclear attack against Isreal but is thwarted by US Special Forces. Barack Obama orders the execution of Ahmadinejad and the occupation of Iran by US Military. Ahmadinejad is executed by stoning and is broadcast around the world on Youtube’s first live transmission. It is viewed in 2160p HD and in 3D, millions around the world dodge the flying stones from their living rooms.

2016 – Huge oil supply discovered under the Isle of Wight by locals. They don’t tell anyone.

2017 – The first infants from the UK’s controversial secret intelligence breeding programme start to talk, and solve mathematical equations in the same year. One young boy is seen developing traps and tricks for the other infants. The government advisers single out the young Stewart Griffin as a potential ‘super genius’ to those overseeing the secretive project. Apple release the iBob 2 and iBob nano which is a the first commercially available handbag size robot, available in Pink.

2018 – With the successful occupation of Iran, the US claims the land for themselves, naming it ‘Middle America’. Middle America quickly becomes the largest penitentiary in the world where the US extradites convicted Paedophiles, Murderers and Black people. The former Iranians are supplied with Stetsons and chaps and hurd the inmates as if on a Ranch. They are now known as Mid-Americans and are sponsored by Pepsi.

2019 – The iBob 3 prototype rips off the head of Steve Jobs and goes on a murderous rampage in Cuerpertino. The National Guard are called in and deploy tactical nuclear weapons to destroy the rogue android. Russia, hearing of nuclear activity in the US, ready their aging nuclear arsenal in the event of an attack, whilst China, misunderstanding the situation due to poor translation, launch ICBMs towards Middle America in a panic. The launch is detected by the US who counter-launch their salvos towards Russia and China. China’s poor build quality sees their weapons air burst over the oceans whilst Russia counter attacks the US.
Full scale Nuclear War quickly develops across the globe, the UK Prime Minister, the 5 year old Stewart Griffin, orders deployment of the trident nuclear system and the UK population takes what shelter it can in Underground stations, bunkers, and the massive, county-sized carpark under the former city of Birmingham, which was recently coverted into a flagship Tesco superstore.

2020 – 2250 – The outside world lies in ruins, many of the world’s population have been destroyed and whole generations and bloodlines eradicated from existence. The UK has the biggest surviving population at 4.9 million, 98% of which are based at Tesco city and are employed by the chain. Many in their 90s and younger, have never known life outside of a Tesco.

(Yes it's one of my previous posts, I have no shame :p)
 
Moses said:
Well the massive wind turbines require specialist knowledge to keep going...

If you had one on your house you'd still have electricity, though - what you'd be able to power off of one of those depends on the spec of the turbine in question.
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My mate has one 20m tall 30k kwh, that would power several homes as he not only gets all his power from it but he makes a good bit of money back. It is on a farm mind you and not your average town house.
 
Your best bet - as the last human alive and all - would be to find and stock pile a load of calor gas and start reading up about solar power in the library (assuming they hadn't all been replaced by the web by then)
 
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