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Related: About this forumWhat would happen to the Earth if humans became extinct?
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What would happen to the Earth if humans became extinct? (Original Post)
geardaddy
Oct 2014
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)1. Kicking for later. The premise sounds like the Life After People documentary.
msongs
(67,405 posts)2. there's a nice hour + video on youtube on this subject - basically earth will celebrate!
lots of CGI showing how human stuff will deteriorate and nature will reclaim.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)3. Sounds like a nice place to live
I truly hope our demise doesn't cause a catastrophe for the wildlife or the planet.
postulater
(5,075 posts)4. I'd be bored.
lob1
(3,820 posts)5. You'd be dead. That's the premise.
postulater
(5,075 posts)7. And then I'd really be bored. :)
ballyhoo
(2,060 posts)6. It would recover, and then thrive.