kernow

What would Central London look like if it was evacuated and abandoned overnight and no human being entered it for 40 years?

Hartlepool

It may look like the Russian city of Chernobyl,but without the glow.

TannyD

What no zombies then? Or survivors raiding a vacant Asda's?

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Kevin Adamson

Ill go and have a look and let you know

Besoeker

For stuff that's 40 years past it's sell by date?

Westcountryman

The 'ready meals' should taste the same.

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Tara

Don't need a vivid imagination, there was a documentary on this very subject shown on TV a few weeks ago, can't remember what it was called but the gist of it was.. If mankind suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth and only animals were left all traces of mankind would be gone within 1000 years. All electrical appliances etc would cease to work after 2/3 days as man is needed to operate the systems, in London the roads would eventually collapse into the underground tunnels which would be flooded with water as man is needed to maintain them. The only man made constructions left after 1000 years would be the great wall of China and the Egyptian Pyramids or something. Jeff, sorry, Hartlepool is right in that after about 20 years cities would look something like Chernobyl with dilapidated buildings and overgrown vegetation.

Domestic pets wouldn't fare too well like some breeds of dogs, those with short legs and noses as they wouldn't be able to forage for food or travel long distances, dogs with long noses and legs would hunt successfully in wolf like packs. Domestic cats would do the best feasting on birds, rats and mice.

kernow

Hunting what? In my opinion all dogs would die out, through lack of a food source food! Cat's Rats and birds would thrive!

Tara

What do you mean hunting what? Hunting other animals like wolves do silly, as they are carnivores. Your opinion is completely at odds with the experts on the programme and er, common sense. Before dogs became domesticated they were wild like wolves, without man they would revert back to their natural state. Without man the planet would go back to its natural state, and very beautiful it would be too. They also explained how sea life would flourish and replenish its stocks in a relatively short period of time, can't remember the timescale now but I'm sure the programme will be repeated at some point so keep a look out for it as it was very interesting.

Watched a brilliant one last night on BBC2 about the Kuna Indians off the Panama coast, where an English woman (34) lived for one month, they live without modern conveniences, sleep in hammocks in wooden huts and are community based, sharing and looking after each other. The tribal family she stayed with treated her as a daughter and showered her with love and attention, she was overwhelmed with the affection shown by her tribal 'mother', she explained how here in the west we tend to lose our support network (love and cuddles) after childhood whereas the Kuna people continue that support into old age, talking and sharing living completely stress free lives with no competitive keeping up with and outdoing the Joneses, everyone was happy. I want to be part of the Kuna tribe in my next life as the so called 'simple' people have got it right, us in the west are too arrogant to see what really matters in life.

Anyway, enough of all that, I'm making bacon sandwiches, want one?

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Tara

What do you mean, wot no zombies, 'ere are, here's one..

Zz is for Zombie

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