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re: What would the world look like today without the discovery of fossil fuels?
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:09 pm to saintforlife
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:09 pm to saintforlife
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Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:15 pm to saintforlife
World population would be about 25% of what it is currently.
Neither world War would have been fought.
UK and USA would be the superpowers.
Neither world War would have been fought.
UK and USA would be the superpowers.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:19 pm to saintforlife
Probably some kind of ethanol or equivalent made from corn or sugar. And the ME would be penniless.
So utopia basically.
So utopia basically.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:29 pm to saintforlife
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:32 pm to saintforlife
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What would the world look like today without the discovery of fossil fuels?
No clue, but they were found, so thank God for that.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:32 pm to udtiger
Wasn't the industrial revolution the main reason that the UK was a super power? Same for the US to some extent but at least the US is resource rich otherwise.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:32 pm to saintforlife
The trolly car system would be intricate, and its likely we'd have better public transportation.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 1:35 pm to Peazey
Industrial Revolution essentially started in the mid-1700s. UK was a superpower by then, challenged by Spain and France. USA would have come along, albeit slower. Germany would not have become the power it did
Also, slavery likely would have lasted much longer.
Also, slavery likely would have lasted much longer.
This post was edited on 1/2/16 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 1/2/16 at 2:15 pm to bencoleman
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We'd all be running around in electric vehicle
Where will the grid get the power from to charge the electric cars? Nuclear, wind farms, solar arrays? If not for big coal?
Posted on 1/2/16 at 2:18 pm to ike221
What will substitute for our plastics and oil dependent everyday items that we use?
Posted on 1/2/16 at 2:20 pm to saintforlife
New York City in 1894 produced 2.5 million pounds of manure every day. I doubt the city would be survivable today.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 2:38 pm to beejon
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New York City in 1894 produced 2.5 million pounds of manure every day.
holy shite (no pun)
Posted on 1/2/16 at 2:47 pm to saintforlife
The term "fossil fuels" is a misnomer. Oil doesn't come from dead dinosaurs. It's a renewable resource.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 3:05 pm to saintforlife
A hell of a lot more of these:
and these:
and these:
But even with those, air travel would still be difficult. Hot air balloon ride from NY to L.A. anyone???
and these:
and these:
But even with those, air travel would still be difficult. Hot air balloon ride from NY to L.A. anyone???
Posted on 1/2/16 at 3:37 pm to NorthEndZone
There would be no trees left on the planet. There would not have been an industrial rev. Innovation came along because of cheap energy not in spite of it. You greenies are delusional.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:48 pm to biglego
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Without fossil fuels something else would've been developed I guess. I dunno. Wood isn't sufficient for big steam engines and other than fossil fuels I don't know what is.
In the 19th century it was common for trains to burn wood instead of coal.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:49 pm to saintforlife
We wouldn't have any plastics, many chemicals, lubricants, etc.
A LOT more than just fuel comes from oil and the like.
A LOT more than just fuel comes from oil and the like.
Posted on 1/3/16 at 11:19 am to Choctaw
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The term "fossil fuels" is a misnomer. Oil doesn't come from dead dinosaurs. It's a renewable resource.
Please elaborate....Posted on 1/3/16 at 1:08 pm to saintforlife
I'm imagining a rickshaw with some big ol truck nuts being pulled by an OFT guy
This post was edited on 1/3/16 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 1/3/16 at 2:49 pm to tilco
Probably would have made more advancements in nuclear to electric motor/battery infrastructure, solar, and making plastics and other synthetics from other means. We would be better off as far as transportation goes but the materials and other by-products we normally get from oil would be more expensive and less abundant.
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