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if every animal on earth turned against humanity, could we survive?
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Linkstrikesback
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The first few days would be the worst, assuming we had no idea it was coming.
I have no doubt in humanities ability to kill everything else that moves if it comes down to it. At worst we irradiate the planet and kill nearly everything because fuck if we would let those animals win.
I have no doubt in humanities ability to kill everything else that moves if it comes down to it. At worst we irradiate the planet and kill nearly everything because fuck if we would let those animals win.
WesternHeretic
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We could always nuke the planet... i mean we would all be dead but at least when aliens invade earth in a million years they would say "the humans won the war".
#MoralVictory
#MoralVictory
Reizo Ryuu
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This is a deathmatch, we're fucked even if we win.
Lovely Salsa
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Scientists would figure someting out, not to mention the US army
Lovely Salsa
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Why? We'd all be vegetarians and have some fish food every now and then
pharmx
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I never said they were. I just meant that if it boiled down to animals vs. humans, which side would the other kingdoms fall on, or whether they'd stay neutral. The role of plants in all this is pretty important too, considering that it's a major food source for animals and humans alike.
Gamer @ Heart
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There would be no time. If everything forgot their natural instincts and was GUNNING for us, those scientists or army people would never make it home/work on the first day. Depending on the region you are in, you many not even be able to go outside without being endlessly attacked by something.
We would be fucked
Reizo Ryuu
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How are we gonna be vegetarians if there is nothing left to polinate anything?
Also fishing will probably result in whales destroying our boats.
Twilight Gap
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i think we need to establish one important factor:
do they come after us only if they see us? or are they like zombies, hellbent on seeking us out and attacking ceaselessly en masse?
do they come after us only if they see us? or are they like zombies, hellbent on seeking us out and attacking ceaselessly en masse?
SpiralZilla
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Since we would be vastly outnumbered and killing every animal on the planet would mean our own demise, there's almost no way to survive (assuming the animals are smart enough to team up and/or learn to get around our defenses). I see humans surviving only if they gather in fortresses and going outdoors only to get food.
If bacteria and viruses also actively target us, there's no chance of survival.
If bacteria and viruses also actively target us, there's no chance of survival.
PadWarrior
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I want a movie out of this with David hasslehoff as the lead
I'd try and reason with them. I'd be like, "Guys, humans are animals too, so can't we all just get along?"
It probably won't work, but hey, there's no harm in trying. If we're lucky we may end up finding a real life Dr Dolittle to save our asses, but yeah, that ain't happening either.
It probably won't work, but hey, there's no harm in trying. If we're lucky we may end up finding a real life Dr Dolittle to save our asses, but yeah, that ain't happening either.
Hyperactivity
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Some people underestimate the sheer number of animals, especially insects.
"Give me a flamethrower, I can kill all the insects"
Sure, you kills thousands, maybe. But at the end of the day, you're dead, and those (maybe) thousands of dead insects really are statistically insignificant
I guess someone could make an argument for pockets of humanity surviving in the extremes of the Earth, like the polar regions, where I don't think insects would be. Using technology to create indoor agriculture (not sustainable for large populations), somehow getting it done. But fuck, we have never had someone in Antarctica for a full year, and the Artic becomes much smaller every summer to become larger again during the winter
There are really no words to describe just how fucked we are if the rest of the animals ever turned against us. There is no possible outcome to this scenario which doesn't end with humanity going extinct.
Hyperactivity
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There would still be a bunch of issues, but at least there is an argument now
the only way to survive would be hauling our asses to Antarctica and seal the bunker, otherwise ants would eventually get to us
iamaustrian
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Man, I remember the one horrific episode of Macgyver where ants attacking a camp full of humans. It was like a horror movie and at first I thought the producers were vastly exaggerate (as usual) with their "intelligent" killerants using leafs as boats to cross water and having army like troops...
but then I saw docus about the "army ants"(marabunta) and their 15million-strong raids through the jungle, killing and dismembering(!) even reptiles, birds and huge ass tarantulas.
army ant soldier:
"lizards to go"
not only that; in fact they also tend to cross open water
urgh
HP_Wuvcraft
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Yes, we'd be fucked.
And that would be even before we got to talking about the really fucking scary animals.
And that would be even before we got to talking about the really fucking scary animals.
TacticalFox88
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Yeah. I'll take a zombie apocalypse over an animal one ANY day of the week.
iamaustrian
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the movie "The food of the gods" covers the aspect "ecology strikes back" although it adds some stupid scifi elements like giantism.
I liked it, for others is it one of the worst films ever made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQVlAVqdZPo
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