What If Everyone Lived Underground?
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Date: 2023-11-26
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Suthin
For everyone to live underground, a few conditions would have to be met. Firstly, subterranean towns would have to be built far inland within areas with high elevations and low water tables. Places like Florida, Louisiana, and other lowland areas of the world won't cut it. In terms of location, the Midwest USA and Canada would be the best part of North America for underground towns. East Europe and central Asia would be the perfect locations in the eastern hemisphere, then there's Antarctica.
Secondly, would be to make sure all basic needs and comforts can be produced underground. Air would be top priority, a ventilation system would be needed as in a scenario where the whole global population has to live underground, there would be no opening windows or going outside for fresh air. Basically everyone would be stuck indoors. Food would be relatively easy to grow in underground shelters, artificial uv lighting and a hydroponic system would get the job done. As for other things, they can be made underground too!
The lack of sunlight would have negative effects, mainly on mental health. People living in bunkers and areas without much sunlight are more vulnerable to depression and similar disorders. Also, not having sunlight would mess with circadian rhythms. Many of us already have crappy sleep schedules now, on ground level or above it. Skylights or building the underground settlements into the sides of mountains would help in this regard. Both would technically still be - underground - but they would have the benefits of sunlight and maybe fresh air to boot.
Another consideration is how each subterranean city and town would be laid out.
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For everyone to live underground, a few conditions would have to be met. Firstly, subterranean towns would have to be built far inland within areas with high elevations and low water tables. Places like Florida, Louisiana, and other lowland areas of the world won't cut it. In terms of location, the Midwest USA and Canada would be the best part of North America for underground towns. East Europe and central Asia would be the perfect locations in the eastern hemisphere, then there's Antarctica.
Secondly, would be to make sure all basic needs and comforts can be produced underground. Air would be top priority, a ventilation system would be needed as in a scenario where the whole global population has to live underground, there would be no opening windows or going outside for fresh air. Basically everyone would be stuck indoors. Food would be relatively easy to grow in underground shelters, artificial uv lighting and a hydroponic system would get the job done. As for other things, they can be made underground too!
The lack of sunlight would have negative effects, mainly on mental health. People living in bunkers and areas without much sunlight are more vulnerable to depression and similar disorders. Also, not having sunlight would mess with circadian rhythms. Many of us already have crappy sleep schedules now, on ground level or above it. Skylights or building the underground settlements into the sides of mountains would help in this regard. Both would technically still be - underground - but they would have the benefits of sunlight and maybe fresh air to boot.
Another consideration is how each subterranean city and town would be laid out.
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DalekZ
In this scenario we would have to move to a Vegan diet or a diet based on seafood and poultry only because pork, lamb and beef are produced from animals which consume a lot of resources and also produce a lot of carbon dioxide especially from their waste. It would quickly deplete our stretched resources while plants actually produce oxygen and clean Co2 which would help sustain our environment
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In this scenario we would have to move to a Vegan diet or a diet based on seafood and poultry only because pork, lamb and beef are produced from animals which consume a lot of resources and also produce a lot of carbon dioxide especially from their waste. It would quickly deplete our stretched resources while plants actually produce oxygen and clean Co2 which would help sustain our environment
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Eva
In case of being in a catastrophic weather cycle, it is also good to build a self-sufficient infrastructure for the highest culture preserving community.
We've got plasma lights where the food is grown, people can take a walk under those.
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In case of being in a catastrophic weather cycle, it is also good to build a self-sufficient infrastructure for the highest culture preserving community.
We've got plasma lights where the food is grown, people can take a walk under those.
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Domino!
For the sunlight issue, look at what they do close to the north pole for almost a full year, they do things like VITAMIN D supplements and they do regular indoor entertainment as well as exercise indoors -
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For the sunlight issue, look at what they do close to the north pole for almost a full year, they do things like VITAMIN D supplements and they do regular indoor entertainment as well as exercise indoors -
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Shakeia
After watching all most every single episode of what if, the next thing I want to see is -What if humans weren't so damn fragile! - -What if humans could live anywhere in the universe-!
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After watching all most every single episode of what if, the next thing I want to see is -What if humans weren't so damn fragile! - -What if humans could live anywhere in the universe-!
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WujekBlady
It's now hard when you have a lot of money. When you want to live underground, become a politician. The goverment bunkers should be solid. So. what if everyone becomes a politician?
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It's now hard when you have a lot of money. When you want to live underground, become a politician. The goverment bunkers should be solid. So. what if everyone becomes a politician?
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sculptureofsound2
Rich people are the worst. They're almost exclusively the reason why apocalypse can and will happen while they're the only ones with the resources to survive it.
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Rich people are the worst. They're almost exclusively the reason why apocalypse can and will happen while they're the only ones with the resources to survive it.
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Danny
Federal energy is a good idea but also you could probably take some inspiration from fallout and build stationary bicycles that connect to generators to power everything
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Federal energy is a good idea but also you could probably take some inspiration from fallout and build stationary bicycles that connect to generators to power everything
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Jess
The only way we could really survive long term underground would need to be a societal structure and in a spacious area like a reinforced cave structure
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The only way we could really survive long term underground would need to be a societal structure and in a spacious area like a reinforced cave structure
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_itz_Sarah
Ever heard of the movie: city of Ember? That is how a city underground will work. It will eventually shut down and everyone is going to die.
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Ever heard of the movie: city of Ember? That is how a city underground will work. It will eventually shut down and everyone is going to die.
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richard
Aquaponics would be better than hydroponics, we have bulbs to replicate sunlight, and if your don't have enough space just dig out more space.
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Aquaponics would be better than hydroponics, we have bulbs to replicate sunlight, and if your don't have enough space just dig out more space.
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Khondker
What if we become less selfish more giving and caring. When we are self centered, we are away from God God's grace, death must be embraced.
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What if we become less selfish more giving and caring. When we are self centered, we are away from God God's grace, death must be embraced.
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Sameer
If we could successfully live underground or in the oceans, we would not need to colonise mars and be happy with our own planet.
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If we could successfully live underground or in the oceans, we would not need to colonise mars and be happy with our own planet.
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Spongebob
Living in the bunker for the rest of your life is not actually living, remember living and not dying are different things.
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Living in the bunker for the rest of your life is not actually living, remember living and not dying are different things.
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Neo
The fact that this video and What If Earth Skyscraper doesn't venture same conditions is what makes What If so interesting.
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The fact that this video and What If Earth Skyscraper doesn't venture same conditions is what makes What If so interesting.
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Jon
What if these billionaires started spending their money to feed the poor, rather than wasting it on underground bunkers?
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What if these billionaires started spending their money to feed the poor, rather than wasting it on underground bunkers?
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Viro
You do not need sunlight. Especially not for vitamin D. You just need mushrooms exposed to ultraviolet light.
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You do not need sunlight. Especially not for vitamin D. You just need mushrooms exposed to ultraviolet light.
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PoopyMelk
Yes rich people knew what will happen so they made an underground bunker cuz there will be a pandemic
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Yes rich people knew what will happen so they made an underground bunker cuz there will be a pandemic
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USA
What if? Everyone is on their way downward as we speak and volcanos are the worldwide chimneys of Hellfire
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What if? Everyone is on their way downward as we speak and volcanos are the worldwide chimneys of Hellfire
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Marlow
what if we were trapped in a multi month long quarantine because we were going through a huge pandemic?
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what if we were trapped in a multi month long quarantine because we were going through a huge pandemic?
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