Monday, August 26, 2013

Apocalypse in Gainesville

My apartment kitchen/living area... These two areas are connected as one room. the fridge, microwave, television, and oven, would probably continue without human presence for quite a while. The oven's clock would still tell time, same for the microwave. The fridge would probably still continue to chill the food, but mold would grow all over everything. I believe all of these processes would continue on without humans as long as there was electricity still running somewhere. Once the central electricity for the building is shut off because nothing is producing it without humans operating/maintaining the machinery, then slowly, one by one, these things will stop working. The microwave clock probably doesn't take up much electricity, nor does that of the oven, so they probably would be the last to stop working. The television's red standby light would probably continue to blink for a while as well. the fridge, even after the power went out, would continue to be cold for a while because no one would open it, but eventually it would be done. The fan in the living room would continue to spin its blades until the central power went out. All of these processes could remain as without humans as long as power was still being generated somewhere. I don't believe that Bradbury's piece of science fiction is plausible in our personal situations in Gainesville because it doesn't seem like the electronic processes we use are self sustainable. They rely on another power source from some power plant somewhere that we pay to keep going. Without people operating everything, they would eventually run out. However, in places where there are completely solar-powered homes or those that use other renewable, self sustaining resources, this piece is plausible at this current time. I can only imagine that someone like Bill Nye would leave behind a home that could continue on without the presence humankind. 

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