If the world had a massive power failure for more than two months, would we be able to survive?
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Americans in particular and the other "leading nations" would have far more issues with it than the other "developing" nations, I think. A huge problem would be the loss of refrigeration. Some (not all, by any means) Americans don't know how to cook without their fridges keeping the food nice and safe for them, don't know how to do anything but throw it in the microwave for a few minutes until the little machine says the food is ready to be consumed. These people might be able to adjust, but it would be a long, hard road.\nAlso, what would happen to jobs? Most of us work on or with computers. Well, those would have just become the world's most expensive paperweights!! Some things would still be perfectly normal, though: school would still be in session, but classes might be held outside to make use of the light; cars would still run, but would gas stations?\nI think it would be a hard adjustment, but as a culture, we could succeed.\n\n~~Naomi
720934
The Earth is in danger of becoming almost totally inhospitable for most higher life forms.  Unless we start being more intelligent and get population and resource management under control, the Earth will do if for us.
393960
Well, assuming you mean that the Sun just went out, but the Earth keeps orbiting:  probably for a little while.\n\nThe temperature would fall pretty quickly, though the oceans would give us a little reprieve; temperatures would remain livable near the oceans longest, and would be coldest inland.  Meanwhile, every photosynthesizing plant would eventually die from lack of sunlight, and soon every land animal would freeze or starve to death.  Even with modern technology, I doubt the last humans could make it for a couple of months.  Eventually, the atmosphere would rain, then freeze onto the surface, while the oceans would eventually freeze solid, or nearly so.  It would not be pretty.\n\nI've included two relevant links below:
907968
Our economy would collapse.
427900
Shutting off power would cost so much money, it's not worthwhile. There are some places where shutting down isn't feasible such as patients on life support systems and emergency systems. Note that anything that can conduct electricity gets affected since the entire Earth gets blasted by the sun storms, so I don't think that there is much that anyone can do.
1064119
If the sun were any farther from the earth we would all freeze to death. If it were any closer, we would all burn to death.
944480
yes i would, i think our planets resources are runnig out fast so i'd wellcome anything that slows this down but that all we can do .
999758
THE WORLD IS GOING 2 END SOON.
946481
you could in theory create infinite power and with infinite power would soon come infinite energy weapon. For instance You could power every building on earth forever. Also you could create a laser that if properly cooled could destroy anything even things in other galaxies. Also you could make a reactor that would overload and could theoretically be stronger than a super nova. Basicly ultimate doomsday weapon. This is greater than 100% efficiency machine. We all would die. Basically imagine the nuke but one that destroys the universe. The power would be exponential so in a mater of days you could destroy everything once again We Would Be Dead Within 2 Years.
564631
Yes.  We've got fire power beyond our nuclear capabilities.  We are ham strung by politics, not war fighting capabilities.
1009998
Well, I say you're lucky - you'll have the (ever increasingly) rare chance to be unplugged for 2 months.  So enjoy reconnecting with the earth and don't think about us.  I'm pretty sure most of us will be still here under one ID or another when you get back.\n\nOh, and I'll repeat one bit of advice.  When you get an itch out in the woods, DON'T SCRATCH.\n\nCheers!
17908
we might freeze to death. depending on the  global warming nuts.
101481
the tidings of the sea would stop existing, and basically everything containing water (including the human body) would OR die, OR very urgently have to adapt! Mmmm, no, we'd die. Even female menstruation depends on the moon...
978481
Barring a nuclear winter or other catastrophic event, we'll still be around, polluting, smoking, and drinking.  Humans are pretty hardy creatures, and have lived through plagues, Ice Ages, etc.  While we are using our resources at an exponential rate, I do think this will necessitate some of the newer technologies already in the works.  We'll use fossil fuels until we can't any more, but there's always other forms of energy.  Right now, its too expense to implement mass change across the globe, but soon we won't have a choice, and I can't fathom that we as people (who have been around for hundreds of thousands of years) would suddenly fail to adapt.  That's what we were meant to do- to populate this planet.  \n\nSo no, unless a catastrophe of unheard-of magnitude strikes us, we'll still be around.  People for centuries have said the end times are upon us.  I'm still waiting....
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Actually, yes. Well, let me rephrase that. In certain areas, yes. It depends what country, where in that country, the climate, the plant life... that sort of thing. But in many areas I think I could safely survive for at least 1 week. But, as I said, it really depends on the circumstances. And, if I were injured, who knows. It's all relative.
219801
Nothing, you'd be dead after a second or two. If you did manage to survive, methane.... one big, farty planet.
256152
The internet can't break down.\n\nWell, that's not true, the only way would be a world-wide power loss.