Why do we mess with nature

[Globalti]

Don't worry about the planet; it's only the living conditions for the human race we will destroy. Once we're gone the planet will return to it's old ways within a few thousand years, which is not a lot of time considering it's been here 4.5 billion years. It is US who are fragile; not the planet. Earth will be glad to see the back of us, mere parasites who happened to live here for the blink of an eye in its history.

You think it will take that long? Witin 24 hours of the Human race being obliterated the air will be clear all over the Earth. Within a couple of weeks all rivers will run clear. Within a couple of months weeds will have started growing and within a couple of years small trees will be growing all over the place, gradually breaking up buildings and roads. After 200 years I reckon all that will remain will be big earthworks like quarries and motorway and railway embankments.

 

[Brandane]

You think it will take that long? Witin 24 hours of the Human race being obliterated the air will be clear all over the Earth. Within a couple of weeks all rivers will run clear. Within a couple of months weeds will have started growing and within a couple of years small trees will be growing all over the place, gradually breaking up buildings and roads. After 200 years I reckon all that will remain will be big earthworks like quarries and motorway and railway embankments.

Probably just Tesco bags, Toyotas, and Dawes Galaxys that will take thousands of years to biodegrade then .

 

[Mugshot]

 

[Markymark]

You think it will take that long? Witin 24 hours of the Human race being obliterated the air will be clear all over the Earth. Within a couple of weeks all rivers will run clear. Within a couple of months weeds will have started growing and within a couple of years small trees will be growing all over the place, gradually breaking up buildings and roads. After 200 years I reckon all that will remain will be big earthworks like quarries and motorway and railway embankments.

Saw an interesting doc a few years ago. They reconned it was around 500 years for no visible trace of us.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Saw an interesting doc a few years ago. They reconned it was around 500 years for no visible trace of us.

yes i saw that..bit like Chernobyl..becoming organic and the speed of decay

 

[Tail End Charlie]

On One of my routes there's a tennis court beside a house. I can remember eight years ago seeing people play. For whatever reason the court was then left and it's been interesting seeing how nature has worked over the years. Now there's a large holly tree growing where the net was, with several smaller bushes dotted about, other rowan saplings about eight feet tall and the surface cannot be seen, being covered by grass, moss etc. In just eight years.

 

[Markymark]

yes i saw that..bit like Chernobyl..becoming organic and the speed of decay

Funnily enough it was the stuff built 500 years ago that will outlast what is built now.

 

[Jody]

Saw an interesting doc a few years ago. They reconned it was around 500 years for no visible trace of us.

That's reassuring to know

 

[PK99]

When nature produces such wonderful things like flowers why do we mess with it so much.

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And yes I know we can't feed the world with plants but it makes you think

The only natural plant there is the Buddleia davidii (aka Butterfly Bush) both the Hippeastrum (aka Amaryllis) and the Dahlia "Bishop of Llandaff" are selected and thoroughly messed around with cultivars

 

[tyred]

I do have a problem with cut flowers. Growing something purely for its prettiness is fine by me, growing it to kill it and sell it on is another matter.

Ever consider a career as a florist?

 

[Jody]

Growing something purely for its prettiness is fine by me, growing it to kill it and sell it on is another matter.

You don't want to know how they murder carrots, potatoes, tomatoes etc and what they do with the corpses.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Pretty sure its a Buddleia

The flower is like a Delphinium and the foliage is like a Buddleia.

 

[PK99]

Delphinium

Buddlia

 

[Jody]

The flower is like a Delphinium and the foliage is like a Buddleia.

The flower is similar but its no way a delphinium.

 

[Tin Pot]

It's a bit weird that you consider humans as unnatural, and different in some way from the rest of nature.

We evolved just as everything else did.