Activity for Geoffrey Carlton‭

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Question	—	Industrial Prerequisites for Mechanized Warfare (Post-Apocalypse Edition) So the Human World has fallen apart: the grid is down, governments have imploded, the economy is in shambles, people have died in the billions, global warming has made severe weather (much more) commonplace and the survivors are warring for dominance Mad-Max-style in ramshackle battle buggies and liv... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Is this farming strategy viable? Consider a society that doesn't have modern fertilizer and practices crop rotation. This society is concerned with the short-term issues with crop rotation and is considering a modified method they call "split-lot" farming. This entails dividing a designated plot based on the crops you have available... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Amount of Farmland Needed to Produce Biodiesel Consider a post-Apocalyptic society of collective farmers that has access to a waning supply of modern farm supplies, a small, independent power grid, and a enough knowledge to keep themselves fed reasonably with only a few acres of farmland. These people are now considering acquiring more land for g... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Climate Change after a Sudden Drop in Emissions Suppose we have a world that saw a sudden collapse of civilization, not so violent that humans are suddenly struggling to survive but severe enough to cause humans to revert to a mix of city-state, village and nomadic living. My proposal is that world tension and political dissent caused the US to im... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago