Timeline for What would be the state of decay in an abandoned city?
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| May 22, 2016 at 5:33 | comment | added | DJohnM | The TV series en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_After_People offers many examples of how quickly man-made structures can disappear... | |
| May 21, 2016 at 21:06 | answer | added | J... | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 19:52 | history | edited | Brian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 20, 2016 at 17:07 | answer | added | CoffeDeveloper | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 14:12 | answer | added | Jason K | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 13:24 | answer | added | Graham | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 12:03 | comment | added | DevSolar | Solid structures -- like temples, pyramids etc. -- would probably still be there. Residential structures, which are much less sturdily built, won't survive 1500 years unattended. We had a old cottage on our land, build 17th century, half-timbered, stopped being repaired mid-20th century. By now, all you'll find are foundation walls. Even the bricks have crumbled. That's for central Europe, climate-wise, and I have seen similar for other old structures around here. Once the roof starts leaking, the walls come down a couple of decades later. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 9:16 | answer | added | ArtOfCode | timeline score: 5 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 3:01 | history | edited | Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 19, 2016 at 22:30 | comment | added | coteyr | @RossMillikan modern materials decay much differently. Here in FL if you leave the AC off a few days your drywall could melt off in a couple of days leaving just a house frame that will fall apart in less then a year. "Old Timey" construction didn't use materials that needed as much maintenance (though some were pretty bad). | |
| May 19, 2016 at 19:40 | comment | added | Ross Millikan | There have been some books written recently about what happens in New York and London if people leave. They have focused on much shorter time scales-days to a few years, I think. | |
| May 19, 2016 at 19:31 | answer | added | coteyr | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:23 | answer | added | ckersch | timeline score: 9 | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:20 | answer | added | James | timeline score: 28 | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:11 | comment | added | AndreiROM | @Brian - if the city was suddenly swallowed up in a magical cave where moisture, the elements (think snow, storms, flooding, etc) and animals aren't going to disturb it then the city might actually remain standing to a large degree (depending on things like earthquakes, or whether wood is used for structural support - when it decays the building would fall apart) | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:10 | comment | added | dot_Sp0T | @AndreiROM which gives you quite an idea doesn't it? | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:08 | comment | added | AndreiROM | @dot_sp0t - none of our castles are that old, I'm afraid. Also, they were maintained over time | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:04 | comment | added | AndyD273 | Oh! Magic. So yeah you can do pretty much anything you want, so long as it's consistent. Say the buildings are protected by magic laid into the foundations and the walls won't fall apart... Since the world has magic, you'll have to lay some ground rules for how it works and if it would have any affect on the city in question. | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:02 | comment | added | dot_Sp0T | Best thing's be to have a look at current time (NOW) ruins of medieval castles, etc. > Go hiking in Rumania :D | |
| May 19, 2016 at 18:01 | comment | added | AndyD273 | Also, a lot is going to depend on if the roofs are intact. Water getting in is going to be a big part of the damage. The other part is light, since seeds have most likely blow in or been carried in by birds, and with enough moisture and light you're going to get things like trees growing inside the buildings, tearing things apart. | |
| May 19, 2016 at 17:51 | comment | added | AndreiROM | Well, 1500 years is a heck of a long time, Brian. Not sure what would be left of even a modern day city like NY, let alone a small medieval town. | |
| May 19, 2016 at 17:36 | answer | added | Separatrix | timeline score: 17 | |
| May 19, 2016 at 17:30 | history | migrated | from scifi.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| May 19, 2016 at 17:26 | comment | added | Richard | youtube.com/watch?v=02LHzofl9ic - Life After People | |
| May 19, 2016 at 17:17 | comment | added | Brian | I searched "decay" and didn't find anything. What's a good way to find relevant questions? | |
| May 19, 2016 at 17:13 | history | asked | Brian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |