With the countdown to the startup of the LargeHadron Collider winding down, mankind works its way to making its mark in history, or working to wipe itself off the face of the earth, along with possibly destroying several neighboring planets.
As with any extinction-level event, we can assume there will not be too many people around to, say, keep the water and power flowing. So us bloggers who are usually locked away in an obscure basement will be forced to get out of our bunkers and into the unknown wilderness.
So, the big question I would ask myself as I trek out to scavenge the wasteland is: "What tech goodies would I keep with me if I were to survive an extinction-sized disaster?" The "geek" stuff of today could be the best renewable amenities and tools for a disaster.
As with any extinction-level event, we can assume there will not be too many people around to, say, keep the water and power flowing. So us bloggers who are usually locked away in an obscure basement will be forced to get out of our bunkers and into the unknown wilderness.
So, the big question I would ask myself as I trek out to scavenge the wasteland is: "What tech goodies would I keep with me if I were to survive an extinction-sized disaster?" The "geek" stuff of today could be the best renewable amenities and tools for a disaster.
- iPhone 3G--Of course, there won't be any service in my area, or rather, any area at all. The towers would have been wiped out when LHC went nuclear and an EMP swept the face of the earth. However, because it has GPS, you can pretty much keep some sort of track on where you've been and make off your daily route. I'm assuming that the GPS satellites are still orbiting since the meltdown would not have been big enough to blow up the earth. The tunes on the iPhone will make a good soundtrack as you run after that sewer rat which you intend to make your dinner or are running away from Mad Max and his cronies. Just make sure you've already installed some sort of software that won't need you to be connected in order to get a map.
- Solar-powered or hand-cranked flashlight with USB charger--It'll keep the iPhone running and, when the battery dies in a few years, it'll remain a permanent fixture to the iPhone.
- Water-filtering bottle--by QuakeKare, it'll get out almost all contaminants.
- Victorinox Cybertool lite--All the basic real-life tools with some geek goodies thrown in.
- The Lightcap--When a flashlight just isn't sufficient.
- Solar-powered tent--Keep your gadgets charged while you're not out roaming the wastelands.
- Solar-powered golf cart--like this one in Cravefrom a few years back.
- Grab a CB/HAM radio and plug that into the solar golf cart to pick up signals from anyone who may still be out there.
- Piezo Electric stove/grill lighter--Not sure how this works but since it requires no fuel or batteries, I'm sure it'll do its duty as a fire-starter after the end of civilization as we know it. And because rubbing two sticks together is soooooooo last century.
- PSP--with a USB adapter. Good for those lonely, "I'm the last human on the face of this earth" nights.
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