Which show might better predict the future, Jetsons or Mad Maxx II

[y_p_w]

I've never used a bidet, do they use a water/soap combination or just water?

I think most are designed for use with just plain water. I saw this one that has a reservoir for some sort of soap or other liquid product with an option to use that before rinsing.

https://biobidet.com/pages/bio-bidet-bb-3000-premium-bidet-cleansing-features-video

There's nothing particularly dirty or salacious about this, but I'm not going to include any quotes. However, this one has a reservoir for the use of different kinds of soaps or other personal care products. Apparently it works by turning it on and pressing a dispenser button to release into the stream.

 

[John105]

I suppose many people were afraid they might have to go back to sharing a cob of corn with family and friends and that's why they stocked up. I mean, I would not share my cob of corn with anyone. Get your own or find a rock or a tree.

Wow now I thought of an insane camping trip when I was in 11th grade. 2 weeks in the wilderness without seeing other humans except my friend’s family. Likely the longest in my life, even looking back.

 

[PandaBear]

I don't think we will go MadMax or Jetson. That's too uniformed of a society to be realistic to me.

I think the Hunger Game like scenarios are more likely to happen in the future as a whole. The divide will likely be finance, and the divide in human civilization would eventually grow wider and wider due to progress and economy of scale. People used to worry about depopulation and still do, but I think this is actually not the biggest problem because if it will be, then we will never have unemployment enmass, those nations lacking population would either enslave others, or the unemployed would smuggle themselves and work illegally elsewhere.

People would definitely stop reproducing (birth control as they wouldn't be able to afford kids) unless they feel financially secure in the future, and we will all have population decline especially in the lower income brackets. That would be the only leverage the poor has on the rich, and that would be the only way to solve a lot of our society's problem in equality.

As a species we would eventually evolve our genetics and culture to "rightsize" ourselves, but that would likely take 5+ generations and our population decline 99% over that time.

 

[Dave Hess]

After 3 days with no food….. the entire nation would be MAD MAXXX.

 

[Pablo]

After 3 days with no food….. the entire nation would be MAD MAXXX.

yeah it wouldn't be fiction

Some folks could go a couple weeks, just laying there and cryin' though

Some parts are edible!

 

[John105]

Some folks would be truly in distress, having to eat microwaved leftovers. I know a bunch of folks who won’t. Luckily, I was taught from an early age not to waste food and my first job was as a busboy

 

[y_p_w]

Wow now I thought of an insane camping trip when I was in 11th grade. 2 weeks in the wilderness without seeing other humans except my friend’s family. Likely the longest in my life, even looking back.

I managed to go on a solo backpacking trip once, but it was only 3 nights. It was in a national park, and I managed to last a couple of days before I had to go, and at that point there was an outhouse with TP. But thinking about it now, if I needed to go, I probably would have just gotten a bit of creek water and used that to wash up and then dry off when cleaned. I had a one gallon water jug, soap, and lots of Wet Ones Outdoors antimicrobial wipes.

It was really weird, because I picked up my backpacking permit and the park ranger (seemed like he was seasonal) said that I needed to store my used TP in a bear-resistant container. I had one for my food. He said that it was typical to double-bag waste and it should be fine to place it in the same bear canister. Sounded really gross. I never needed to worry about it because I held it together until I could find that outhouse. However, it occurred to me that I might go on another trip with others where food might go in one and any kind of waste might go in a separate canister. Of course double or triple bagged for certain waste items, and the canister gets cleaned out before using for food storage.

I looked up the rules, and anything was supposed to be buried in a hole at least 6 inches deep. I had a backpacking trowel for that purpose, and it had markings for inches to see how deep. I heard that some people bury their TP, but the rules now say to pack anything out, including used TP. I'm still wondering about having to store it with food.

 

[y_p_w]

I did find some of the stuff that was recommended to me when doing my business in the backcountry interesting. One recommendation was to find a large rock and do it, rather than straight into the dirt. Something about animals being attracted to salt and thus willing to dig up plants or dirt just to get some salt.

But there are other recommendations. It like this one (which isn't graphic but conveys the message).

https://www.backpacker.com/skills/b...tte/4-ways-to-make-packing-out-tp-less-gross/​

Bonus: Ditch the TP altogether.​

You can use smooth rocks, snow, and leaves. But for bonus points, try a homemade bidet. Allison Cohn, who hiked over 2,100 miles of the PCT in 2015, said her most prized possession on the trail was her bidet. Here is how it works: Fill a small plastic squeeze tube from REI with water and add a few drops of Dr. Bronner’s soap. After <<< >>>>, squirt this mixture liberally while using your free hand to wash the area. Repeat until everything is clean. Use the remaining soapy water to wash your hand, then sanitize it with antibacterial hand sanitizer.​

 

[MrQuackers]

Terminator.....

Do I hear drums in the distance?