You wouldn't be reading this, for one thing.
What other incredible things are there out there that we have yet to discover?
What might they be (let you mind wander)?
2006-09-23 03:36:08 · 15 answers · asked by Up your Maslow 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A world powered by microbes. Tiny little germs that breed down the wires to carry high speed connections. Bleach would be banned or used by terrorists to interrupt society. The dominant company would be Microbe Soft.
Magnets used to provide light at night, power the washer dryers and cook meals. People would have better teeth because they wouldn't be allowed fillings.
More people employed to do manual labour, more poverty as mass produced goods just ain't what they used to be. I like the idea of more cottages. Far to many of them have been shut down by local authorities. (Tea Rooms if your American).
2006-09-23 14:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Willi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water and wind power, steam power. A few fossil-fuel engines for those who want the bother: hand-cranked or started as some diesels are now, using stored compressed air. Non-diesel types may be possible with ignition provided by glow-plugs or flintlock style sparkers or timed exposure to an external flame. Lots of drive shafts, gearboxes, pulley/belt arrangements and hydraulics for distributing centrally generated power. Improved ways of making flame-based light: e.g., intense heat on bright mantles. Speaking tubes to communicate locally, long-distance communication via low-frequency sound (e.g., drums) and light beams. Use of hydraulic servos, amplifiers, logic, etc. No broadcasting; every house connected by hydraulic piping to central communications. Ingenious player pianos and other mechanical music makers able to record/playback individual interpretations. Sophisticated mechanical calculators.
2006-09-23 05:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All cars would be Diesels, for one. No phone, no tv... we'd be using Coleman or Tilly gaslights. There would be more musicians around because recordings would be limited to gramophone technology. In fact, there would be far more cottage industries set up. Major industry wouldn't exist, at least to the degree we see it today. Steam would be a big part of the industrial base.
2006-09-23 04:08:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first few answers to this suggest a peaceful serene world with no electricity.... like the Romans had... or Ghenghis Khan... or the Spanish Inquisition.... ahh, such happy peaceful serenity.
We'd all be killing each other in the name of the Lightning God.
2006-09-23 03:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by Xraydelta1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Families would be closer because they wouldn't have all the distractions that electricity brings.....computer, TV, etc. We would be living like they did when there was no electricity...back in the 1800's.
2006-09-23 03:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by First Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very dark at night and really looking like what we began with and possibly peace and getting along with each other.
2006-09-23 03:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by nighttimewkr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most operations wouldn't go so well. All the candles would melt down before they were done sewing you up.
2006-09-23 03:44:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DARK! LOL
Peaceful
Slightly boring maybe
2006-09-23 03:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by yaiyai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like life with the Amish. peaceful and serene
2006-09-23 03:39:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything would be powered by gas: natural gas, man-made gas, cow farts, you name it. We'd still be resourceful
2006-09-23 03:44:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋